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Topeka Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 12

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 47 · −14.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 136▲ 25 vs year ago 128 · +19.5%

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, both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. 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 $160.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −49.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$160.00

3 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.60

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	160.00	1,160	3thin

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 sale3 hd

160.00

—

IN average5 barns · 346 hd

166.60

−6.60

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−49.61

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,937	115.41	2,235	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,463	99.03	1,449	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,821	84.62	1,541	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,362	76.97	1,049	67
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	139.50	1,869	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	122.99	1,494	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	137.00	1,939	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	119.04	1,526	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	153.71	1,995	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	140.39	1,916	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	114.46	1,150	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	163.00	2,306	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,414	155.35	2,197	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	133.51	1,669	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)	—	1,000	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

34 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	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	190	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	320	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	360	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	443	458.99/head	375.00–475.00	459	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	660	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	745	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	760	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	770	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,250	133.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,669	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,414	155.35/cwt	149.00–161.50	2,197	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,306	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,005	114.46/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,150	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	153.71/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,995	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,365	140.39/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,916	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,781	101.26/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,803	5
Bulls	—	—	2,021	124.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,515	6
Bulls	—	—	2,210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,917	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	63.60/cwt	58.00–69.00	780	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,501	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,352	76.14/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,029	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	106.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,478	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,453	85.66/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,245	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,469	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,549	90.48/cwt	88.50–93.50	1,402	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,380	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,866	84.33/cwt	81.50–87.00	1,574	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,282	119.04/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,526	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,939	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,215	122.99/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,494	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,869	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	1,000	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 136Year ago 128

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	—	760	875.00	875.00
1	—	190	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	300.00	300.00
2	—	360	375.00	375.00
6	—	443	375.00–475.00	458.99
1	—	660	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	745	500.00	500.00
2	—	770	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	125.00	125.00

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)	1	—	1,000	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,021	120.00–129.00	124.43
1	—	2,210	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,781	96.00–106.00	101.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,352	70.00–81.00	76.14
23	—	1,453	82.00–92.50	85.66
13	—	1,227	58.00–69.00	63.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,840	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,866	81.50–87.00	84.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,390	104.00–108.00	106.34
7	—	1,549	88.50–93.50	90.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	117.00–122.00	119.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	121.00–124.00	122.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	130.00–137.50	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	149.00–161.50	155.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	135.00–145.50	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	114.00–115.00	114.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	146.00–159.00	153.71

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.