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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 28

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 64▼ 2 vs year ago 25 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 115▼ 29 vs year ago 141 · −20.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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	1,755	124.99	2,194	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	93.38	1,690	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,479	93.31	1,380	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	73.30	879	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,490	121.59	1,812	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,545	112.50	1,738	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,580	129.00	2,038	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	117.55	1,769	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	91.32	1,082	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	158.77	2,270	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	161.08	2,287	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	145.33	1,940	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	608	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	815	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	808	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	994	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	730	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,335	145.33/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,940	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	161.08/cwt	154.00–166.50	2,287	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,430	158.77/cwt	158.00–159.50	2,270	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	124.99/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,194	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	57.14/cwt	49.00–60.00	642	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	70.31/cwt	65.00–74.00	826	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	80.79/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,004	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	81.91/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,176	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	92.75/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,371	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	103.56/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,567	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,766	95.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,686	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,816	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	87.52/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,659	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,185	91.32/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,082	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,505	117.55/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,769	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,038	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,490	121.59/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,812	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,545	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,738	2

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Feb 28, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 64Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 115Year ago 141

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	134.00	134.00
5	—	808	123.00	123.00
6	—	509	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	—	730	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	121.00–131.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	100.00–109.00	103.56
6	—	1,436	75.00–86.00	81.91
24	—	1,478	87.00–98.00	92.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,766	90.00–100.00	95.49
1	—	1,780	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,895	86.00–89.00	87.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,243	75.00–85.00	80.79
5	—	1,123	49.00–60.00	57.14
13	—	1,175	65.00–74.00	70.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	88.00–94.00	91.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	117.00–118.00	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	142.50–147.50	145.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	154.00–166.50	161.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	158.00–159.50	158.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	112.00–113.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	117.00–127.50	121.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.