Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $135.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$135.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−111.31

vs IN average

−130.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	135.00	763	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

135.00

—

IN average3 barns · 42 hd

246.31

−111.31

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−130.10

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	—	High	1,998	134.75	2,692	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	114.92	1,499	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,883	107.52	2,025	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	91.61	899	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,805	120.00	2,166	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,872	108.13	2,024	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,527	105.62	1,613	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,302	88.66	1,154	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	154.04	1,976	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,460	129.50	1,891	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	110.00	1,419	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,613	161.15	2,599	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,487	137.56	2,046	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	169.50	1,941	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	175.28	2,428	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	149.50	2,115	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	—	—	1,985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,978	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,993	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,295	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,402	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,419	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,460	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,891	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	405	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	885	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	287	867.64/head	325.00–950.00	868	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	353	935.51/head	375.00–1,050.00	936	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,385	175.28/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,428	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	154.04/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,976	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,613	161.15/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,599	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,415	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,115	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,487	137.56/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,145	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,941	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	103.41/cwt	99.50–108.50	1,356	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	112.33/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,497	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	123.98/cwt	122.50–126.00	1,618	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,341	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	105.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,631	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,883	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,025	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,872	108.13/cwt	102.50–112.50	2,024	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	91.61/cwt	87.00–96.00	899	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,349	89.33/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,205	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,270	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	76.61/cwt	72.00–83.00	871	6

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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