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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 5

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

136 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 162▼ 5 vs year ago 141 · −3.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

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	116.52	1,884	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,451	95.48	1,386	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,848	85.59	1,582	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,322	73.24	968	75
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,393	130.00	1,811	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	135.00	2,147	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,332	125.48	1,671	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	158.09	2,033	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	165.26	2,267	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,492	130.19	1,942	3thin

Every lot

18 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,372	165.26/cwt	163.00–169.50	2,267	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,492	130.19/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,942	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,286	158.09/cwt	151.00–162.50	2,033	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	101.62/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	118.73/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,271	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	61.15/cwt	55.00–66.00	760	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	71.80/cwt	67.00–78.50	943	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	98.35/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,299	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	83.85/cwt	79.00–89.50	1,166	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	90.83/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,341	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	116.49/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,738	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,658	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,853	85.32/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,581	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,490	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,811	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,332	125.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,671	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,147	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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Dec 5, 2023

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

Receipts 136Last week 162Year ago 141

Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,476	85.00–94.50	90.83
4	—	1,321	95.00–106.00	98.35
3	—	1,492	113.00–120.00	116.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,313	67.00–78.50	71.80
24	—	1,390	79.00–89.50	83.85
17	—	1,243	55.00–66.00	61.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	80.00–88.50	85.32
1	—	1,745	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,935	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	117.00–121.00	118.73
2	—	1,788	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,483	98.00–106.00	101.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	151.00–162.50	158.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	130.00–130.50	130.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	163.00–169.50	165.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	120.00–130.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	135.00	135.00

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.