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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 30

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

147 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 118▲ 32 vs year ago 115 · +27.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,521	105.48	1,604	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,807	101.44	1,833	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,313	86.91	1,141	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,460	144.07	2,103	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	128.28	1,651	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	147.03	2,189	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	139.00	1,769	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,045	121.00	1,264	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,270	167.84	2,132	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,590	146.50	2,329	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	170.52	2,404	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	155.50	1,905	1thin

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	—	Select and Choice	1,225	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,905	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	170.52/cwt	169.50–172.50	2,404	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,270	167.84/cwt	165.00–170.50	2,132	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,590	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	72.49/cwt	69.00–78.00	853	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,317	84.07/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,107	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	95.07/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,302	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	102.62/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,499	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,549	95.54/cwt	94.50–96.50	1,480	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,595	112.50/cwt	108.50–118.00	1,794	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	115.96/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,906	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,876	99.76/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,871	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,925	77.46/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,491	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,045	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,264	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,273	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,769	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,489	147.03/cwt	142.50–153.50	2,189	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,287	128.28/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,651	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,460	144.07/cwt	141.50–145.50	2,103	3

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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Receipts 147Last week 118Year ago 115

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	169.50–172.50	170.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	165.00–170.50	167.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,370	90.50–100.00	95.07
16	—	1,317	79.00–89.00	84.07
11	—	1,177	69.00–78.00	72.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	70.00–85.00	77.46
4	—	1,644	115.00–117.00	115.96
6	—	1,876	95.00–106.00	99.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	94.50–96.50	95.54
13	—	1,595	108.50–118.00	112.50
18	—	1,461	98.00–107.50	102.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	142.50–153.50	147.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	141.50–145.50	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	125.00–131.00	128.28

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.