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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 29

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Aug 15Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 71▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 168▼ 5 vs year ago 130 · −3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last 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 $110.30/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −353.28 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$110.30

5 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−71.32

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	117.88	732	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	80.00	432	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $300 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 sale5 hd

110.30

—

IN average5 barns · 174 hd

181.62

−71.32

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−353.28

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	1,290	100.00	1,290	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,818	110.76	2,013	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,394	110.64	1,543	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	85.51	1,036	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	141.33	1,912	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	131.30	1,562	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	157.21	2,421	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,570	136.00	2,135	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	184.50	2,574	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	166.00	2,307	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	136.06	1,742	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	179.44	2,656	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,695	166.00	2,814	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,002	$1,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$1,055	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	350	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	545	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	135	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	235	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	147	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	388	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	179.44/cwt	176.50–182.50	2,656	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,280	136.06/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,742	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,307	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	72.21/cwt	65.00–76.00	800	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	84.03/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,032	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	96.86/cwt	92.00–102.50	1,217	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	111.43/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,523	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	124.40/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,730	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	97.05/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,427	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	124.77/cwt	124.50–125.00	2,052	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,848	111.15/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,054	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	95.95/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,852	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	131.30/cwt	127.00–135.50	1,562	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,353	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,912	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,540	157.21/cwt	154.50–159.50	2,421	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,135	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	1,054.59/head	910.00–1,160.00	1,055	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 71Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 168Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 3

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	117.50	117.50
1	—	825	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	—	350	300.00	300.00
1	—	545	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	112.50	112.50
1	—	180	75.00	75.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,002	1,525.00	1,525.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	910.00–1,160.00	1,054.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	92.00–104.00	97.05
16	—	1,367	105.00–117.50	111.43
5	—	1,391	119.00–129.00	124.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	95.00–97.00	95.95
4	—	1,848	108.00–117.00	111.15
2	—	1,645	124.50–125.00	124.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,228	79.00–90.00	84.03
19	—	1,256	92.00–102.50	96.86
13	—	1,108	65.00–76.00	72.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	127.00–135.50	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	140.00–142.50	141.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	129.00–142.00	136.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	176.50–182.50	179.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	154.50–159.50	157.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	136.00	136.00

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.