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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 43▲ 163 vs year ago 19 · +857.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 126▲ 30 vs year ago 104 · +28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 6 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 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher this 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 $138.47/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −325.11 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$138.47

10 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.51

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	138.47	822	10thin

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 sale10 hd

138.47

—

IN average4 barns · 428 hd

172.97

−34.51

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−325.11

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	1,569	114.30	1,793	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,821	107.50	1,958	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,516	102.79	1,559	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	81.50	1,018	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	145.50	2,255	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,438	136.97	1,970	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	124.77	1,648	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	152.64	2,392	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	133.43	1,988	2thin

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)	—	898	$1,267	6

Every lot

49 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,523	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	131.33/cwt	127.50–135.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,049	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	241	113.88/cwt	90.00–125.00	274	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	125.94/cwt	125.00–128.00	542	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	805	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	906	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	193	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	229	335.31/head	280.00–350.00	335	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	396.32/head	310.00–450.00	396	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	380	440.86/head	400.00–475.00	441	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	410	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	474	582.59/head	500.00–610.00	583	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	534	614.70/head	575.00–675.00	615	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	565	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	626	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	688	796.82/head	675.00–875.00	797	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	790	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	821	1,151.65/head	985.00–1,375.00	1,152	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	852	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	941	1,401.82/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,402	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,126	1,430.78/head	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,431	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	103.59/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	125.01/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,091	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	78.45/cwt	73.00–83.00	926	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	64.03/cwt	58.00–68.00	784	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,317	89.07/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,173	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	95.21/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,432	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,524	107.06/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,632	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,949	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,821	107.00/cwt	102.50–109.50	1,948	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,321	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,648	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,438	136.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,970	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,550	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,255	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,490	133.43/cwt	129.50–137.00	1,988	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,567	152.64/cwt	147.50–157.50	2,392	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	93.43/cwt	79.00–106.00	1,355	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	898	1,267.39/head	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,267	6

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 43Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 126Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 3

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	135.00	135.00
2	—	465	127.50–135.00	131.33
3	—	636	139.00	139.00
1	—	695	151.00	151.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	785	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	151.00	151.00
2	—	625	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,050	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	241	90.00–125.00	113.88
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	112.50	112.50
3	—	430	125.00–128.00	125.94
1	—	985	134.00	134.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
7	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00
8	—	474	500.00–610.00	582.59
16	—	821	985.00–1,375.00	1,151.65
1	—	565	310.00	310.00
5	—	229	280.00–350.00	335.31
3	—	1,126	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,430.78
13	—	280	310.00–450.00	396.32
13	—	534	575.00–675.00	614.70
5	—	688	675.00–875.00	796.82
2	—	790	1,275.00	1,275.00
3	—	626	900.00	900.00
14	—	193	375.00	375.00
8	—	380	400.00–475.00	440.86
3	—	410	525.00	525.00
9	—	1,015	1,225.00	1,225.00
4	—	852	1,350.00	1,350.00
12	—	941	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,401.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,450	79.00–106.00	93.43

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)	6	—	898	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,267.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	98.00–111.00	103.59
2	—	1,673	121.00–129.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,225	58.00–68.00	64.03
22	—	1,180	73.00–83.00	78.45
25	—	1,317	84.00–94.00	89.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,821	102.50–109.50	107.00
1	—	1,825	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	125.00–127.00	125.90
14	—	1,504	89.00–99.50	95.21
14	—	1,524	101.00–114.00	107.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	120.00–129.00	124.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	130.00–141.00	136.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	129.50–137.00	133.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,567	147.50–157.50	152.64

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.