Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Both slaughter heifers and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $170.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$170.00

1 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.83

vs IN average

−59.44 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	915	170.00	1,556	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

170.00

—

IN average3 barns · 3 hd

170.83

−0.83

National average67 barns · 6,166 hd

229.44

−59.44

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,720	163.00	2,804	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,225	150.00	3,338	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,802	136.93	2,467	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,475	134.02	1,976	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,283	115.67	1,484	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,458	155.17	2,262	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,163	143.22	1,666	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,405	137.04	1,925	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,405	177.00	2,487	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,568	167.17	2,621	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,414	157.46	2,226	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	193.00	2,770	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,415	186.54	2,640	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	175.49	1,939	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	190.12	2,705	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	850	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,405	137.04/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,939	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,487	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,770	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,415	186.54/cwt	185.00–188.50	2,640	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	575	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	635	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	618	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	250–300	295	215.00/head	215.00–215.00	215	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	923	1,424.84/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,425	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	861	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	432	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	850–900	878	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	666	1,189.48/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,189	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	900–950	946	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	1,062.50/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,063	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	255	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	133.38/cwt	129.00–139.50	2,010	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	140.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,982	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,804	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	190.12/cwt	185.00–193.50	2,705	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,498	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	113.46/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,467	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,414	157.46/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,226	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	102.50/cwt	95.00–105.50	1,162	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	124.18/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,666	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,568	167.17/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,621	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,338	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,458	155.17/cwt	151.00–157.50	2,262	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	962.85/head	700.00–1,125.00	963	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	565	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,163	143.22/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,666	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,632	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	136.36/cwt	133.00–138.50	2,461	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,410	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,025	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	364	702.73/head	675.00–725.00	703	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	733	1,252.65/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,253	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	470	841.29/head	775.00–875.00	841	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	800–850	801	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	10

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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