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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 15▲ 27 vs year ago 40 · +67.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 127▼ 62 vs year ago 168 · −36.9%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher 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	1,040	100.00	1,040	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,894	106.48	2,017	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,485	103.87	1,543	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	80.88	1,005	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,560	148.53	2,317	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	137.40	1,797	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	112.72	1,451	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,032	99.05	1,022	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,408	133.46	1,879	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	123.00	1,636	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,342	171.31	2,299	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	149.00	2,287	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	955	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	135	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	192	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	275	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	480	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	632	956.08/head	835.00–1,025.00	956	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	790	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	841	1,311.66/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,312	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	908	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,342	171.31/cwt	169.00–174.50	2,299	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,535	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,287	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Bulls	—	—	1,110	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	70.58/cwt	70.00–72.50	797	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	76.88/cwt	73.00–83.00	941	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	88.71/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,161	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	97.48/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,421	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	105.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,571	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,576	114.15/cwt	111.50–117.50	1,799	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,803	111.26/cwt	106.00–115.50	2,006	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,123	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.00	2,007	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,032	99.05/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,022	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,287	112.72/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,451	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	137.40/cwt	132.50–141.50	1,797	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,560	148.53/cwt	143.50–152.50	2,317	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,636	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,408	133.46/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,879	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Jan 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 15Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 127Year ago 168

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
13	—	790	1,400.00	1,400.00
3	—	135	100.00	100.00
3	—	275	310.00	310.00
1	—	480	575.00	575.00
2	—	192	150.00	150.00
8	—	632	835.00–1,025.00	956.08
11	—	841	925.00–1,350.00	1,311.66
3	—	908	1,000.00	1,000.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,110	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,224	73.00–83.00	76.88
13	—	1,309	84.00–94.00	88.71
6	—	1,129	70.00–72.50	70.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	111.50–117.50	114.15
17	—	1,483	100.00–110.00	105.96
12	—	1,458	95.00–99.00	97.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	106.00–115.50	111.26
2	—	2,123	90.00–99.00	94.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	109.00–118.00	112.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	96.00–101.00	99.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	132.50–141.50	137.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	143.50–152.50	148.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	130.50–135.00	133.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	148.00–150.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	169.00–174.50	171.31

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.