Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 13
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 127▲ 17 vs year ago 120 · +14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $195.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −14.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$195.00
1 head · 170 lb average
Value per head Derived
$332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.82
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1170195.003321thin
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 sale1 hd
195.00
—
IN average4 barns · 315 hd
184.18
+10.82
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−14.61
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—Average1,535119.251,8314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43197.731,39937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,75597.391,70918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18871.7885348
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,185138.001,6352thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,388128.881,7893thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298110.601,4362thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17896.261,1343thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,820154.502,8121thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,520146.112,2213thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405132.051,8554thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,055146.001,5401thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525194.002,9591thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,408184.362,5963thin

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
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,450$1,7251thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1170195.00/cwt195.00–195.003321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3257350.00/head350.00–350.003502
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4328335.57/head320.00–350.003362
Dairy Heifers—Large 3428425.61/head410.00–440.004262
Dairy Heifers—Large 3631660.00/head660.00–660.006603
Dairy Heifers—Large 3800810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009192
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,408184.36/cwt179.50–190.002,5963
Steers—Choice and Prime1,525194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,9591
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,055146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6482
Bulls——1,465102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4941
Bulls——1,930135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16068.24/cwt63.00–71.5079220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18479.04/cwt75.00–83.0093622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29756.96/cwt50.00–60.007396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,414116.65/cwt112.00–122.001,6496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,423100.94/cwt98.00–111.001,43613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44389.10/cwt85.00–97.001,28618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710106.95/cwt105.50–109.501,8293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75998.98/cwt95.50–104.501,74110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77588.48/cwt86.00–92.001,5715
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,17896.26/cwt94.00–100.001,1343
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,185138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6352
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,298110.60/cwt105.00–116.001,4362
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,388128.88/cwt123.00–134.001,7893
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,405132.05/cwt130.00–136.001,8554
Dairy Steers—Choice1,520146.11/cwt140.00–151.002,2213
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,820154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,8121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,4501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.