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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 25

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 23▼ 30 vs year ago 69 · −43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 115▼ 36 vs year ago 135 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −65.41 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$144.20

5 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.02

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	144.20	832	5thin

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 sale5 hd

144.20

—

IN average5 barns · 374 hd

179.22

−35.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−65.41

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,560	102.84	1,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	88.03	1,269	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,807	84.61	1,528	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	66.09	802	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,565	141.71	2,218	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	126.50	1,695	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	134.50	2,004	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	124.00	1,581	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	157.92	2,187	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,111	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	370	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	425	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	525	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	988	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,068	1,304.54/head	1,110.00–1,400.00	1,305	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,190	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	506	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	620	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,385	157.92/cwt	156.50–159.50	2,187	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	98.45/cwt	93.50–105.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	63.22/cwt	60.00–69.00	706	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	46.51/cwt	43.00–50.00	563	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	73.88/cwt	70.00–79.00	947	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	81.25/cwt	75.50–85.00	1,127	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	110.31/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,597	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,549	90.45/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,401	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,773	73.47/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,303	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,811	84.87/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,537	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,817	91.34/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,660	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,340	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,695	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,565	141.71/cwt	138.00–145.50	2,218	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,490	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	2,004	1

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 Apr 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 23Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 115Year ago 135

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 Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	—	1,190	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	—	370	375.00	375.00
3	—	1,068	1,110.00–1,400.00	1,304.54
9	—	988	1,150.00	1,150.00
1	—	525	525.00	525.00
1	—	425	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	136.00	136.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
2	—	485	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	157.00	157.00
4	—	506	120.00–125.00	122.47
7	—	402	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	300.00	300.00
1	—	965	118.00	118.00
2	—	315	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	93.50–105.00	98.45
1	—	1,810	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	101.00–116.00	110.31
20	—	1,387	75.50–85.00	81.25
10	—	1,549	86.00–94.00	90.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,116	60.00–69.00	63.22
5	—	1,210	43.00–50.00	46.51
17	—	1,282	70.00–79.00	73.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	70.00–77.00	73.47
8	—	1,811	80.00–88.50	84.87
3	—	1,817	90.00–94.00	91.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	138.00–145.50	141.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	156.50–159.50	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	124.00	124.00

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.