Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The auction was not covered last week so no comparisons are available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −310.00 against this barn's trailing median of $490.00.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 345 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−84.00

vs IN average

−161.90 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	345	180.00	621	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

180.00

—

IN average2 barns · 3 hd

264.00

−84.00

National average128 barns · 1,979 hd

341.90

−161.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

490.00

−310.00

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	—	Average	1,590	183.00	2,910	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	130.00	1,768	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	125.23	1,444	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,010	159.00	3,196	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	139.30	2,031	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,935	135.00	2,612	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,272	117.62	1,496	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	160.62	2,281	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	137.52	1,646	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	165.16	2,527	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	150.00	1,920	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	192.00	3,014	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,600	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	160.62/cwt	155.50–165.50	2,281	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,530	165.16/cwt	161.00–168.50	2,527	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	126.11/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,593	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	138.55/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,930	11
Bulls	—	—	1,590	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,910	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,010	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	150–200	155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	400–450	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	250	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	308	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	192	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	387.78/cwt	320.00–420.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,616	147.40/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,382	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,612	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,014	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	116.95/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,522	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	387	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	131.27/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,949	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	125.23/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,768	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	105.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,321	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,197	137.52/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,646	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,920	1

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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