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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 36▼ 50 vs year ago 154 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 101▲ 42 vs year ago 118 · +35.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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 $113.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.86 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$113.75

2 head · 320 lb average

Value per head Derived

$364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$72.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.62

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	170	150.00	255	1thin
Medium and Large 2	470	77.50	364	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.50/cwt here — about −$109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

113.75

—

IN average4 barns · 344 hd

181.37

−67.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−95.86

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	1,848	131.54	2,431	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,514	103.94	1,574	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	100.24	1,835	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,308	84.96	1,111	59
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,495	143.52	2,146	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	128.21	1,930	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,343	110.96	1,490	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	160.00	2,608	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	144.60	2,393	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,540	170.00	2,618	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	181.08	2,776	5thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	255	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	364	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,197	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	221	258.56/head	235.00–300.00	259	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	255	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	320	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	389	344.94/head	300.00–360.00	345	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	475	469.04/head	300.00–575.00	469	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	520	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	568	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	570	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	610	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	640	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	695	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	708	1,101.81/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,102	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	828	1,076.06/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,076	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	902	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	231	125.30/cwt	100.00–132.50	289	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	304	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	486	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	661	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	107.68/cwt	98.00–117.00	555	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,135	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,533	181.08/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,776	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,848	131.54/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,431	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	80.29/cwt	75.00–85.00	987	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	66.58/cwt	61.00–70.00	868	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,362	92.28/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,257	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	106.73/cwt	101.00–111.50	1,590	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	96.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,445	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	115.29/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,833	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,807	100.17/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,810	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.50	2,030	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,717	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,608	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,655	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,393	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,343	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,490	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,495	143.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,146	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,505	128.21/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,930	3

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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 36Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 101Year ago 118

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,304	61.00–70.00	66.58
31	—	1,362	87.00–97.00	92.28
21	—	1,229	75.00–85.00	80.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,807	95.00–105.00	100.17
1	—	2,020	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,875	107.00–109.50	108.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,495	90.00–100.00	96.65
9	—	1,590	112.00–122.00	115.29
13	—	1,490	101.00–111.50	106.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	178.00–184.00	181.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	140.00–150.00	144.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	110.00–112.00	110.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	140.00–148.00	143.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	126.00–130.50	128.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	128.00–135.00	131.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	—	695	510.00	510.00
6	—	475	300.00–575.00	469.04
11	—	708	925.00–1,150.00	1,101.81
2	—	902	1,175.00	1,175.00
2	—	828	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,076.06
2	—	520	575.00	575.00
3	—	610	535.00	535.00
4	—	389	300.00–360.00	344.94
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
6	—	221	235.00–300.00	258.56
1	—	570	650.00	650.00
1	—	320	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
20	—	568	975.00	975.00
2	—	640	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	111.00	111.00
4	—	231	100.00–132.50	125.30
1	—	385	79.00	79.00
3	—	330	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	98.00–117.00	107.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.50	107.50

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.