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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 69▼ 41 vs year ago 112 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 165▲ 47 vs year ago 121 · +38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy 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 steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −324.21 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$139.38

4 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$636

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

$49.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.09

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	818	151.83	1,243	3thin
Medium and Large 2	595	102.00	607	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about $636 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 sale4 hd

139.38

—

IN average5 barns · 387 hd

186.46

−47.09

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−324.21

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,808	133.43	2,412	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,456	110.78	1,613	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,872	101.62	1,903	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,317	87.59	1,154	82
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	147.50	2,264	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	140.92	1,963	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	129.54	1,597	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	978	91.91	899	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	179.00	2,810	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,060	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$975	1thin

Every lot

42 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	730	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,161	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	209	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	436	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	600	3
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	520	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	377	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	272	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	329	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	362	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	365	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	440	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	525	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	575	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	585	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	665	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	748	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	677	745.44/head	650.00–775.00	745	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	786	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	865	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	890	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	645	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,090	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,570	179.00/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,810	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	133.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,412	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	67.27/cwt	60.00–75.00	853	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	84.71/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,075	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	101.68/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,374	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,397	97.40/cwt	91.00–101.50	1,361	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	119.17/cwt	115.50–125.00	1,695	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	108.28/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,620	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,482	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,876	111.78/cwt	108.00–116.00	2,097	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,876	99.11/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,859	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	978	91.91/cwt	88.00–97.00	899	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,233	129.54/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,597	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,963	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2

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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 69Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 165Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,070	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	159.00	159.00
1	—	890	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	137.50	137.50
2	—	190	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
7	—	329	600.00	600.00
1	—	365	425.00	425.00
1	—	575	420.00	420.00
2	—	665	112.50	112.50
1	—	865	1,050.00	1,050.00
5	—	677	650.00–775.00	745.44
1	—	440	400.00	400.00
1	—	1,090	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	—	890	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	525	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
11	—	272	510.00	510.00
1	—	585	600.00	600.00
8	—	786	1,275.00	1,275.00
10	—	362	640.00	640.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	975.00	975.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	132.00–135.00	133.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,422	115.50–125.00	119.17
4	—	1,351	99.00–104.00	101.68
19	—	1,496	105.00–114.50	108.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,876	96.00–105.00	99.11
4	—	1,876	108.00–116.00	111.78
1	—	1,830	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,269	76.00–90.00	84.71
31	—	1,397	91.00–101.50	97.40
9	—	1,268	60.00–75.00	67.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	88.00–97.00	91.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	123.00–133.00	129.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	137.00–145.50	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	176.00–182.00	179.00

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.