Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −260.00 against this barn's trailing median of $490.00.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−156.54 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	230.00	886	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

230.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

230.00

+0.00

National average37 barns · 1,354 hd

386.54

−156.54

This barn, trailing median1 sales

490.00

−260.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,480	132.00	1,954	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,198	117.02	1,402	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	107.74	1,595	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,925	106.51	2,050	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,329	96.43	1,282	24
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,287	109.69	1,412	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	164.00	2,296	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	129.00	1,664	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Large 3	550–600	592	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	392	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	608	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,198	117.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,821	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,296	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,433	114.23/cwt	109.50–117.00	1,637	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	117.22/cwt	115.50–119.50	1,716	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,920	101.37/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,946	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	97.75/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,477	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	89.13/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,169	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	108.00/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,592	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	100.22/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,321	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,287	109.69/cwt	106.00–111.50	1,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,081	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	116.79/cwt	115.00–118.50	2,260	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,664	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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