Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-01-24

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 24
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 6 vs year ago 24 · +25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 168▲ 32 vs year ago 83 · +38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $76.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −133.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$76.00
1 head · 765 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−77.97
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 276576.005811thin
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
76.00
—
IN average3 barns · 187 hd
153.97
−77.97
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−133.61
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—Average1,442102.341,4754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48679.271,17830
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,86174.491,3867thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27063.2180352
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16599.151,1552thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,420124.001,7611thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240111.961,3883thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,13898.481,1212thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285102.001,3111thin

Every lot

21 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 276576.00/cwt76.00–76.005811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3205230.00/head230.00–230.002301
Dairy Heifers—Large 3265220.00/head220.00–220.002201
Dairy Heifers—Large 3325275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3280105.00/cwt105.00–105.002941
Dairy Steers—Large 3360101.00/cwt101.00–101.003641
Dairy Steers—Large 376594.99/cwt93.00–97.007272
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,285102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06580.00/cwt80.00–80.008521
Bulls——1,567109.78/cwt108.00–111.001,7203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08250.30/cwt45.00–55.5054414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24962.05/cwt56.00–66.0077516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40672.26/cwt68.00–78.001,01622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47392.53/cwt89.50–97.001,3636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48877.25/cwt73.00–82.001,14920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49669.47/cwt68.00–70.001,0394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86174.49/cwt73.00–76.001,3867
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,13898.48/cwt98.00–99.001,1212
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,240111.96/cwt108.00–116.001,3883
Dairy Steers—Choice1,420124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,16599.15/cwt95.00–103.001,1552

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.