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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Mar 26

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 31 vs year ago 46 · −67.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 103▼ 13 vs year ago 146 · −8.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last 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	1,725	143.00	2,467	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,665	129.89	2,163	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,615	123.50	1,995	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,482	127.67	1,892	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,492	121.84	1,818	33
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,879	119.12	2,238	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,288	104.86	1,350	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,635	145.45	2,378	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,724	160.46	2,766	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	140.00	2,107	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	173.50	2,256	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	138.00	1,642	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,118	169.90	1,899	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	158.00	1,912	1thin

Every lot

24 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 Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	320	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	485	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,118	169.90/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,899	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,210	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,190	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,642	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,300	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,467	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,615	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,995	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,665	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,163	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	91.34/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,090	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	101.36/cwt	95.00–105.50	1,291	15
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	110.57/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,460	21
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,471	120.50/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,773	19
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	112.35/cwt	105.50–115.50	1,656	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,546	129.94/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,009	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	121.32/cwt	116.50–125.00	2,263	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	132.04/cwt	130.50–133.50	2,469	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,908	106.85/cwt	102.00–112.00	2,039	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,107	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,724	160.46/cwt	153.50–165.50	2,766	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,146	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,261	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,620	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,357	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,680	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,635	145.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,378	2

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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 103Year ago 146

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,471	116.00–126.50	120.50
5	—	1,474	105.50–115.50	112.35
9	—	1,546	127.00–136.00	129.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,274	95.00–105.50	101.36
5	—	1,193	87.00–98.00	91.34
21	—	1,320	106.00–116.00	110.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	130.50–133.50	132.04
5	—	1,865	116.50–125.00	121.32
3	—	1,908	102.00–112.00	106.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	125.00–135.00	129.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,724	153.50–165.50	160.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	167.00–172.50	169.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	145.50	145.50
1	—	1,146	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,680	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	140.00–152.00	145.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	143.00	143.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	485	650.00	650.00

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.