Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein cows were 8.00 lower. Both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $100.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$100.00

1 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−101.95

vs IN average

−156.42 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	610	100.00	610	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

100.00

—

IN average3 barns · 17 hd

201.95

−101.95

National average182 barns · 15,995 hd

256.42

−156.42

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,643	179.58	2,950	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,720	167.50	2,881	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	117.12	1,417	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	98.15	1,086	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,505	143.45	2,159	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	109.60	1,531	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,914	105.03	2,010	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,405	94.45	1,327	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,630	165.00	2,690	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	147.00	1,918	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,610	162.72	2,620	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	154.79	2,277	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,479	146.25	2,163	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,462	176.56	2,581	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	168.67	2,232	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	157.57	1,896	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,641	178.40	2,928	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,548	167.23	2,589	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,234	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	168.67/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,232	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,690	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,479	146.25/cwt	142.50–149.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,203	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,462	176.56/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,581	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,641	178.40/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	500–550	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	1000–1050	1,006	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,258	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	836	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	529	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,233.51/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,234	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,505	143.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,159	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	114.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,551	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,813	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,461	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,610	162.72/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,620	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	83.74/cwt	81.00–86.00	971	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,914	105.03/cwt	100.50–109.00	2,010	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	120.18/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,514	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,918	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,559	102.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,605	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,548	167.23/cwt	166.50–168.00	2,589	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,471	154.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,277	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,643	179.58/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	98.15/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,086	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	93.67/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,321	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,232	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,720	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,881	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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