Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-07-25

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 25
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 104▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 160▲ 10 vs year ago 122 · +8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts today.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,538106.271,63439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,791102.801,84111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22179.4497057
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,808155.112,8042thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,497128.651,9263thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,225113.001,3841thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,025109.001,1171thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,304180.572,3554thin

Every lot

16 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 · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 394573.00/cwt73.00–73.006901
Dairy Heifers—Large 3965960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,304180.57/cwt176.50–185.502,3554
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,025109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17465.94/cwt60.00–70.0077416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20579.97/cwt74.00–85.0096424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28891.41/cwt88.00–98.001,17717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405127.04/cwt125.00–129.001,7853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508111.49/cwt110.00–114.001,6812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54495.88/cwt90.00–99.001,4807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,550106.63/cwt100.00–118.501,65329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,851104.07/cwt100.00–107.001,9267
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86589.66/cwt84.00–95.501,6722
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,225113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3841
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,497128.65/cwt125.00–133.001,9263
Dairy Steers—Choice1,808155.11/cwt153.50–156.502,8042

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.