Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −298.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$165.00

2 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Small and Medium 3-4 over Medium and Large 1-2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.71

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 3-4	540	185.00	999	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	615	145.00	892	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $230.37, median $463.58 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

165.00

—

IN average5 barns · 439 hd

180.71

−15.71

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−298.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,830	130.59	2,390	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,516	107.32	1,627	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,757	99.84	1,754	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,277	88.49	1,130	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	133.00	1,762	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	167.50	2,303	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,965	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	112.10/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,780	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,604	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	96.40/cwt	91.00–101.50	1,316	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	111.92/cwt	103.50–118.00	1,683	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	86.11/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,062	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	207	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	300	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	—	405	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	273	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	345	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	124.88/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,202	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	75.86/cwt	69.00–79.50	886	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,796	98.17/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,763	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	106.72/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,609	33

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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