Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-09-19

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 19
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 155 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 122▲ 14 vs year ago 123 · +11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $200.69/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −8.92 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$200.69
21 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.21
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564200.691,13321
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 sale21 hd
200.69
—
IN average2 barns · 199 hd
184.48
+16.21
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−8.92
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,723125.852,1696thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,455106.291,54724
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23981.251,00745
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,331132.461,7637thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,429114.081,6308thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,16596.011,1192thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,641160.362,6325thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,311188.532,4725thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,117113.551,2683thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393184.712,5733thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1378180.98/cwt167.50–195.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy463227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0538
Steers—Medium and Large 1571195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1136
Steers—Medium and Large 1793172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3685
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481185.00/cwt185.00–185.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,20314
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3195150.00/cwt150.00–150.002931
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Fancy200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Dairy Heifers—Large 3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Dairy Heifers—Large 3523772.57/head700.00–925.0077317
Dairy Heifers—Large 3580650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Dairy Heifers—Large 3622992.41/head950.00–1,025.009927
Dairy Heifers—Large 36721,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0259
Dairy Heifers—Large 3700137.50/cwt137.50–137.509631
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Fancy7211,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,32510
Dairy Heifers—Large 37731,129.59/head885.00–1,250.001,1303
Dairy Heifers—Large 3815982.17/head750.00–1,150.009827
Dairy Heifers—Large 3845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2685
Dairy Heifers—Large 38781,002.49/head875.00–1,125.001,0022
Dairy Heifers—Large 39211,322.59/head1,250.00–1,360.001,3233
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,0451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3160160.00/cwt160.00–160.002561
Dairy Steers—Large 3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006232
Dairy Steers—Large 3555122.50/cwt122.50–122.506801
Dairy Steers—Large 3915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
Dairy Steers—Large 3954160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5269
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,393184.71/cwt180.00–190.002,5733
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,117113.55/cwt109.00–118.001,2683
Heifers—Choice1,311188.53/cwt185.00–190.002,4725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645128.62/cwt123.00–132.502,1165
Bulls——2,115112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12466.17/cwt60.00–72.0074412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20980.87/cwt74.00–85.5097817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35792.97/cwt88.00–99.001,26216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394115.08/cwt111.50–118.001,6046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44094.55/cwt89.00–99.501,3623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,483105.12/cwt100.00–109.001,55915
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,16596.01/cwt93.00–99.001,1192
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,331132.46/cwt125.00–138.001,7637
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,429114.08/cwt109.00–120.001,6308
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,641160.36/cwt156.00–164.502,6325

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.