Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher 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 $306.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$306.67

3 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−56.49 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	306.67	1,369	3thin

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 sale3 hd

306.67

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

306.67

+0.00

National average190 barns · 18,881 hd

363.16

−56.49

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	1,840	158.00	2,907	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	128.00	2,298	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	104.38	1,105	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,690	160.00	2,704	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,481	115.25	1,707	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,823	113.33	2,066	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,309	104.72	1,371	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,085	148.00	1,606	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,085	146.00	1,584	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	182.00	2,302	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,723	185.26	3,192	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,870	171.01	3,198	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
Bulls	—	—	1,840	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,401	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,704	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,178	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,828	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,085	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,298	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	106.31/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,396	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	114.49/cwt	107.00–118.00	2,067	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,311	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,384	114.60/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,586	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,723	185.26/cwt	184.50–186.00	3,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	108.07/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,230	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,870	171.01/cwt	169.50–172.50	3,198	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	117.18/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,753	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,302	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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