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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 9

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 39▼ 7 vs year ago 44 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 99▲ 10 vs year ago 123 · +8.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −314.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$149.00

3 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.91

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	149.00	583	3thin

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 sale3 hd

149.00

—

IN average3 barns · 136 hd

170.91

−21.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−314.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $230.37, median $463.58 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,914	115.69	2,214	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,808	94.57	1,710	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	92.70	1,374	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	74.11	907	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,623	139.93	2,271	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	125.00	1,718	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,781	145.90	2,598	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	126.14	1,510	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,107	116.34	1,288	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,610	164.00	2,640	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	166.50	2,572	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	583	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	507	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,007	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	506	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	789	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,545	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,572	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,610	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	111.54/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,206	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	59.84/cwt	55.00–64.00	651	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	73.30/cwt	70.00–77.50	874	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,331	83.59/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,113	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	84.72/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,214	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	93.19/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,384	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,543	102.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,583	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,740	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,814	94.08/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,707	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,718	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,623	139.93/cwt	136.00–142.50	2,271	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,107	116.34/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,288	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,197	126.14/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,510	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,781	145.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,598	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.

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

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 99Year ago 123

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	—	1,007	1,125.00	1,125.00
2	—	507	650.00	650.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
2	—	447	147.00	147.00
3	—	506	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,978	108.00–117.00	111.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,485	89.00–98.50	93.19
4	—	1,543	100.00–109.00	102.61
7	—	1,433	82.00–86.50	84.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,814	88.50–98.00	94.08
1	—	1,740	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,192	70.00–77.50	73.30
16	—	1,331	78.00–88.00	83.59
10	—	1,088	55.00–64.00	59.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	136.00–142.50	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	120.00–130.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,781	143.00–150.00	145.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	115.00–118.00	116.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	124.00–130.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	166.50	166.50

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.