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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 13

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 42 vs year ago 64 · −65.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 145▲ 4 vs year ago 115 · +3.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$130.00

1 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−116.10 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	130.00	780	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

130.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

130.00

+0.00

National average168 barns · 22,537 hd

246.10

−116.10

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	—	Low	1,503	108.23	1,627	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,503	107.35	1,614	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,887	96.85	1,827	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,282	86.19	1,105	47
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	140.64	1,866	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	126.78	1,445	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,012	94.13	953	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	144.98	2,179	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	133.17	1,642	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	167.09	2,239	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	148.50	2,235	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	171.00	2,574	1thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	925	$1,190	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

31 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	638	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 3	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	405	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	775	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	890	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	980	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,505	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	167.09/cwt	165.00–168.50	2,239	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,505	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,153	91.07/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	119.67/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,079	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	73.48/cwt	67.50–78.00	830	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,284	85.59/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,099	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,391	96.35/cwt	92.00–101.50	1,340	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,798	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	99.75/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,465	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	107.37/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,650	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	105.79/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,851	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,978	90.89/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,798	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,233	133.17/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,642	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,503	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,179	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,012	94.13/cwt	92.00–95.00	953	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	126.78/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,445	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	140.64/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,866	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	925	1,189.90/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,190	4

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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 145Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,537	103.00–113.00	107.37
3	—	1,438	123.00–127.00	125.01
7	—	1,469	95.00–102.50	99.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	104.00–107.50	105.79
3	—	1,978	89.50–92.50	90.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,284	79.00–90.00	85.59
11	—	1,130	67.50–78.00	73.48
15	—	1,391	92.00–101.50	96.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	165.00–168.50	167.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	129.00–137.00	133.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	140.00–150.00	144.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	89.00–94.00	91.07
3	—	1,737	117.00–125.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	121.00–129.00	126.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	134.00–144.50	140.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	92.00–95.00	94.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	145.00	145.00
2	350–400	365	170.00–180.00	174.93
1	600–650	600	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	750–800	775	800.00	800.00
1	850–900	890	950.00	950.00
2	950–1000	980	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	4	—	925	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,189.90

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.