Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-11-07

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 7
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 158 vs year ago 173 · −91.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 132▼ 39 vs year ago 160 · −24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison report this week because there was no auction last week because of the horse sale.

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—Average1,782130.472,3243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,805102.001,8412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,506100.361,51125
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29482.231,06455
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385139.001,9251thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,57796.601,5236thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,41987.821,2467thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,07074.738004thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,478145.172,1463thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363136.261,8572thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,140112.001,2771thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,22096.001,1711thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,295148.391,9224thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325138.001,8291thin

Every lot

26 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 · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Dairy Heifers—Large 3333400.00/head400.00–400.004003
Dairy Heifers—Large 3365410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Dairy Heifers—Large 38471,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Dairy Heifers—Large 3875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0942
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Dairy Steers—Large 3630112.50/cwt112.50–112.507092
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,295148.39/cwt146.00–151.001,9224
Steers—Select and Choice1,325138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8291
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,22096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715123.20/cwt118.00–128.502,1132
Bulls——1,915145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,7771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24778.55/cwt73.00–83.0098019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28587.58/cwt83.50–93.501,12530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,6761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,48867.09/cwt61.00–70.009986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50395.15/cwt90.00–100.001,43015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,531106.09/cwt101.50–112.001,6249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805102.00/cwt101.50–102.501,8412
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,07074.73/cwt70.00–78.008004
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,385139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9251
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,41987.82/cwt81.00–91.001,2467
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,57796.60/cwt93.50–107.501,5236
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,140112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2771
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,363136.26/cwt135.00–137.501,8572
Dairy Steers—Choice1,478145.17/cwt140.00–150.002,1463

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.