Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 10
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 75▲ 13 vs year ago 27 · +48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 168▲ 43 vs year ago 125 · +34.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher and Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on limited data. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $101.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$101.00
1 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−50.28
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1690101.006971thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
101.00
—
IN average5 barns · 488 hd
151.28
−50.28
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−108.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,58591.751,4544thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,86076.401,42110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,54475.061,15943
CowsLean 85-90%High1,30464.0483579
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,540117.001,8021thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,620108.291,7543thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,285145.001,8631thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,502140.252,1073thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375118.001,6231thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,650154.002,5411thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,425147.022,0955thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,620133.302,1592thin

Every lot

26 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1690101.00/cwt101.00–101.006971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3249310.00/head310.00–310.0031016
Dairy Heifers—Large 3283360.00/head360.00–360.0036013
Dairy Heifers—Large 3380290.00/head290.00–290.002902
Dairy Heifers—Large 3415290.00/head290.00–290.002902
Dairy Heifers—Large 3456235.00/head235.00–235.002355
Dairy Heifers—Large 3545300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,425147.02/cwt141.00–150.002,0955
Steers—Select and Choice1,620133.30/cwt128.50–139.002,1592
Steers—Choice and Prime1,650154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,5411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,285145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8631
Heifers—Select and Choice1,375118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6231
Heifers—Choice1,502140.25/cwt136.50–144.002,1073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48895.00/cwt94.00–96.001,4142
Bulls——1,53065.00/cwt65.00–65.009951
Bulls——1,835112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,0551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16748.49/cwt44.00–52.005667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21859.53/cwt55.00–64.0072528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38169.39/cwt65.00–75.5095844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43870.46/cwt68.00–71.501,0139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57175.38/cwt72.00–82.001,18431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58385.57/cwt84.00–88.001,3553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,5221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86975.39/cwt70.50–79.501,4099
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,540117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8021
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,620108.29/cwt104.00–110.001,7543

This sale against other markets

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.