Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 6
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 7▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 115▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are 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 $173.13/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.48 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$173.13
4 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−10.33
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519173.138984thin
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 sale4 hd
173.13
—
IN average5 barns · 401 hd
183.45
−10.33
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−36.48
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—High1,36898.231,3434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,452100.311,45654
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74594.601,65112
CowsLean 85-90%High1,29377.341,00030
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,477143.392,1183thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225123.781,5162thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,505147.032,2132thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,150149.501,7191thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,000137.081,3712thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)—927$1,3252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)—1,120$1,1201thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1390181.00/cwt181.00–181.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1625168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1670162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,0201,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3307
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 422582.50/cwt82.50–82.501861
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,000137.08/cwt135.00–139.001,3712
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,150149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,7191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22084.45/cwt80.00–90.001,0302
Bulls——1,310106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3891
Bulls——1,720118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27373.01/cwt69.00–79.0092912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29783.44/cwt80.00–89.001,08215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35364.18/cwt60.00–67.508683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420116.82/cwt113.00–123.001,65911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45393.07/cwt88.00–99.001,35233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,482106.05/cwt100.00–112.001,57210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72495.13/cwt89.50–99.501,6408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730105.82/cwt102.00–110.501,8312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84381.27/cwt77.00–85.501,4982
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,225123.78/cwt122.00–125.501,5162
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,477143.39/cwt138.00–146.502,1183
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,505147.03/cwt146.50–147.502,2132
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Approved9271,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Heifers—Approved1,1201,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201

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.