Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: NO AUCTION ON 10/29/24.

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher. Both slaughter heifers and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $137.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$137.50

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−112.42 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	137.50	1,079	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

137.50

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

137.50

+0.00

National average162 barns · 8,775 hd

249.92

−112.42

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	1,507	167.33	2,521	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,658	134.81	2,235	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,522	124.25	1,891	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,888	121.18	2,287	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,247	111.98	1,396	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	135.00	1,607	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	158.65	2,337	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	181.29	2,335	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	175.52	2,506	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 Steers	Large 3	750–800	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	100–150	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	750	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,079	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,935	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	102.15/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,143	11
Bulls	—	—	1,540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,279	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,070	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,967	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,658	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,235	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,473	158.65/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,337	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	133.88/cwt	132.00–137.50	2,066	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	121.67/cwt	117.50–127.50	1,640	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,395	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	114.84/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,796	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,851	126.42/cwt	123.00–129.50	2,340	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,288	181.29/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,335	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	175.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,506	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	112.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,427	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	125.00/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,863	11

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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