Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-08-08

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 2▲ 57 vs year ago 12 · +475.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 132▲ 45 vs year ago 120 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.15/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −301.43 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.
Average price
$162.15
20 head · 1,016 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−19.09
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,016162.151,64820
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 sale20 hd
162.15
—
IN average4 barns · 234 hd
181.24
−19.09
This barn, trailing median3 sales
463.58
−301.43
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
15101079648216median 463.5806/0906/0908/0409/1509/15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,901137.622,6168thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,504111.901,68335
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,909109.742,09511
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21491.111,10653
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,280138.001,7661thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284123.091,5804thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,01593.259462thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,785157.772,8162thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,650127.502,1041thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370173.502,3771thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,168164.901,9263thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165150.001,7481thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,435182.502,6191thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,319167.932,2155thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,365153.672,0983thin

Every lot

38 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 11,030150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1971167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,62212
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,117157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7547
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 333542.50/cwt42.50–42.501421
Bulls—Large 358587.50/cwt87.50–87.505121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3400275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Dairy Heifers—Large 3530325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added6151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,07512
Dairy Heifers—Large 3687800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added7121,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,15020
Dairy Heifers—Large 3880875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
Dairy Steers—Large 334088.00/cwt88.00–88.002992
Dairy Steers—Large 337599.00/cwt99.00–99.003711
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,319167.93/cwt165.00–172.502,2155
Steers—Select and Choice1,365153.67/cwt153.00–155.002,0983
Steers—Choice and Prime1,435182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,6191
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,165150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7481
Heifers—Choice1,168164.90/cwt161.50–169.001,9263
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,370173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,3771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,865134.78/cwt129.00–138.002,5146
Bulls——2,008146.13/cwt144.00–148.002,9342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15478.39/cwt72.00–82.5090512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20388.64/cwt83.00–94.501,06620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,259100.72/cwt95.00–106.001,26821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,486112.86/cwt108.00–118.501,67724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,534103.66/cwt97.00–107.501,5907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,559120.52/cwt119.50–121.501,8794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81899.34/cwt98.00–100.001,8063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,848109.90/cwt105.50–115.002,0315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,100119.89/cwt117.00–124.002,5183
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,650127.50/cwt127.50–127.502,1041
Dairy Steers—Choice1,785157.77/cwt156.00–159.502,8162
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,01593.25/cwt93.00–93.509462
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,280138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7661
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,284123.09/cwt122.50–124.001,5804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1751150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1273

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.