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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 14

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 15▼ 158 vs year ago 201 · −78.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 121▼ 12 vs year ago 138 · −8.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 trending higher based on a limited comparison. A good selection of slaughter Holstein heifers today and prices were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −916.61 against this barn's trailing median of $1,066.61.

Average price

$150.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.15

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	150.00	803	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

150.00

—

IN average5 barns · 108 hd

151.15

−1.15

This barn, trailing median9 sales

1,066.61

−916.61

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

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,218.82, low $1,005.59, median $1,066.61 across 9 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	1,617	117.23	1,896	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,855	100.02	1,855	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,550	97.87	1,517	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,261	76.24	962	60
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,588	141.49	2,247	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	120.97	1,510	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	105.77	1,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,915	162.00	3,102	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,781	156.57	2,789	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	130.95	1,756	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,130	125.00	1,413	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	119.00	1,244	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)	—	940	$1,275	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	275	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	182	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	691	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	790	1,157.03/head	700.00–1,225.00	1,157	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	858	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	925	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	856	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,045	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	117.23/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,896	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	59.40/cwt	55.00–67.50	715	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	74.61/cwt	69.00–79.50	915	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	85.97/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,133	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	105.33/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,509	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	97.72/cwt	93.00–103.50	1,520	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,678	88.30/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,482	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,855	100.02/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,855	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,180	105.77/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,248	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,248	120.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,510	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,588	141.49/cwt	140.50–142.50	2,247	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,341	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,756	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,781	156.57/cwt	154.50–158.50	2,789	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,915	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,102	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	940	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 15Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 121Year ago 138

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	65.00	65.00
8	—	858	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	—	275	280.00	280.00
3	—	691	950.00	950.00
15	—	790	700.00–1,225.00	1,157.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	92.50	92.50
1	—	300	112.50	112.50

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)	1	—	940	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	112.00–120.00	117.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,318	80.00–90.50	85.97
13	—	1,203	55.00–67.50	59.40
21	—	1,227	69.00–79.50	74.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,555	93.00–103.50	97.72
2	—	1,678	87.00–89.50	88.30
3	—	1,433	104.00–108.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,855	94.00–103.50	100.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	140.50–142.50	141.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	117.00–125.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	101.00–110.00	105.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,781	154.50–158.50	156.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	128.00–135.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	119.00	119.00

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.