Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $140.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$140.00

1 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−124.64

vs IN average

−110.96 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	140.00	637	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

140.00

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IN average3 barns · 14 hd

264.64

−124.64

National average144 barns · 6,028 hd

250.96

−110.96

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	132.36	1,704	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	116.50	1,316	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,539	130.08	2,002	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,853	124.31	2,303	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,294	116.02	1,502	53
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,578	151.26	2,387	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,738	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,578	151.26/cwt	149.00–153.50	2,387	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	114.17/cwt	108.50–118.50	1,410	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	1150–1200	1,190	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,761	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	1050–1100	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	950–1000	985	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,563	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	116.36/cwt	113.00–118.50	2,127	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	102.82/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,285	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,690	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,923	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	129.38/cwt	124.50–134.50	2,025	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	122.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,678	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	139.95/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	132.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,690	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,877	132.26/cwt	128.50–134.50	2,483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,316	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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