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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Mar 7

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 23▲ 56 vs year ago 30 · +186.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 112▲ 48 vs year ago 121 · +39.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: No Hay or Livestock Auction on 3/14/23. Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower while slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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	1,408	112.38	1,582	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,767	90.14	1,593	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,545	88.74	1,371	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,236	73.70	911	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,271	112.06	1,424	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,647	137.22	2,260	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	123.50	1,673	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	167.50	2,203	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,583	157.89	2,499	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	174.00	2,654	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	155.97	2,354	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,543	147.99	2,283	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,363	129.00	1,758	2thin

Every lot

29 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 Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	171	240.00/head	240.00–240.00	240	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	310	447.92/head	260.00–460.00	448	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	369	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	485	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	640	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	820	870.31/head	860.00–890.00	870	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,066	1,108.35/head	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,108	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	575	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	569	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,363	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,758	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,509	155.97/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,354	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,654	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,543	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,283	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,203	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,583	157.89/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,499	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	925	85.65/cwt	80.00–90.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	130.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,252	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	55.56/cwt	51.00–61.00	573	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	71.45/cwt	64.00–77.00	874	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,321	82.58/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,091	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	80.92/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,219	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	88.40/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,353	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,646	97.10/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,598	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	99.25/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,695	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,788	92.21/cwt	87.00–97.50	1,649	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,789	82.90/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,483	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,355	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,673	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,647	137.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,260	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,271	112.06/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,424	5

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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 23Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 112Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	—	485	475.00	475.00
3	—	820	860.00–890.00	870.31
4	—	171	240.00	240.00
15	—	369	500.00	500.00
16	—	310	260.00–460.00	447.92
6	—	1,066	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,108.35
1	—	640	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	99.00	99.00
1	—	810	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	127.00–132.00	130.20
2	—	925	80.00–90.00	85.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	95.00–103.00	97.10
7	—	1,506	79.00–83.50	80.92
36	—	1,530	84.00–94.50	88.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	98.00–103.00	99.25
8	—	1,789	75.00–86.00	82.90
6	—	1,788	87.00–97.50	92.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,223	64.00–77.00	71.45
9	—	1,032	51.00–61.00	55.56
26	—	1,321	78.00–89.00	82.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,647	130.00–141.00	137.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	147.00–149.00	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	150.00–162.00	155.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	152.00–165.00	157.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	107.00–118.00	112.06

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.