Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 9.00 lower this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$225.00

1 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.86

vs IN average

−66.97 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	225.00	1,091	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

225.00

—

IN average4 barns · 14 hd

258.86

−33.86

National average170 barns · 7,611 hd

291.97

−66.97

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%	Average	1,380	117.00	1,615	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	119.63	1,615	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,920	109.50	2,102	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,221	102.07	1,246	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,518	153.52	2,330	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	145.00	1,965	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	122.00	1,354	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,485	169.77	2,521	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	159.94	2,391	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,489	151.35	2,254	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	998	110.11	1,099	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Select	—	1,110	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,354	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,489	151.35/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,254	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,615	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,090	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,111	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	998	110.11/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,099	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	109.90/cwt	106.50–113.50	1,334	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	1000–1050	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,056	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	165	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	611	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	328	483.54/head	450.00–560.00	484	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	1,314.18/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	607	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,153	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	466	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	947	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	484	1,107.62/head	725.00–1,200.00	1,108	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	1,694.21/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,694	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	436	862.87/head	575.00–950.00	863	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	562	1,235.77/head	750.00–1,525.00	1,236	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	365	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	874	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	268	852.79/head	500.00–875.00	853	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	855	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	292	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	788	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	119.02/cwt	114.50–124.50	1,607	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,065	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	533	1,110.46/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,110	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	799	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	803	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,965	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,495	159.94/cwt	156.50–166.50	2,391	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,518	153.52/cwt	149.00–157.50	2,330	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	101.19/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,243	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	169.77/cwt	169.50–170.00	2,521	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	88.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,084	9

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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