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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 10

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 32 · +34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 153▲ 41 vs year ago 96 · +42.7%

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, Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −29.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−61.36

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	180.00	981	1thin

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 sale1 hd

180.00

—

IN average4 barns · 547 hd

241.36

−61.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−29.61

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	98.93	1,421	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,843	89.97	1,658	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,316	83.17	1,094	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	131.19	1,644	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,770	159.50	2,823	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	152.98	2,345	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,368	136.29	1,864	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,450	116.00	1,682	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	785	$900	2thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	274	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	305	390.00/head	390.00–390.00	390	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	367	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	80.53/cwt	74.00–84.00	994	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,292	65.43/cwt	60.00–70.00	845	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,377	89.40/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,231	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	97.74/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,388	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	112.69/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,609	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,454	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,701	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,848	90.85/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,679	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,579	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,368	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,864	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,682	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,533	152.98/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,345	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,770	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,253	131.19/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,644	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 153Year ago 96

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
9	—	367	560.00	560.00
1	—	305	390.00	390.00
13	—	274	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	180.00	180.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	109.00–116.00	112.69
2	—	1,555	93.50	93.50
14	—	1,420	95.00–104.00	97.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	83.00–85.00	84.01
1	—	1,745	97.50	97.50
5	—	1,848	89.00–96.00	90.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	60.00–70.00	65.43
28	—	1,377	84.50–94.50	89.40
19	—	1,234	74.00–84.00	80.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	132.00–140.00	136.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	146.00–158.50	152.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	127.00–138.00	131.19

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.