Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-05-07

Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 7

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Apr 16May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 264▼ 26 vs year ago 37 · −70.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 99▼ 12 vs year ago 133 · −9.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available this week because the auction was not covered 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	156.35	2,059	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	146.00	1,643	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,115	140.80	1,570	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	101.00	1,283	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,125	141.00	2,996	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,535	122.27	1,876	35
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,873	116.09	2,174	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,264	104.80	1,325	39
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,725	149.00	2,570	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	130.34	1,438	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	122.77	1,289	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	148.33	2,017	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	139.00	1,786	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,128	163.01	1,839	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,155	164.00	1,894	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	144.42	1,773	2thin

Every lot

26 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 Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small and Medium 3-4	945	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,162	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,155	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,894	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,228	144.42/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,773	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,128	163.01/cwt	159.50–167.00	1,839	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,283	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,612	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	3,403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,050	122.77/cwt	122.00–123.50	1,289	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,103	130.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,438	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,725	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,125	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,643	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	156.35/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,059	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,115	140.80/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,570	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	92.97/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,062	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	113.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,459	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,289	104.32/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,345	24
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	136.24/cwt	132.50–140.00	2,034	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	123.37/cwt	118.50–128.50	1,865	24
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,604	116.25/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,865	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,242	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,974	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	117.30/cwt	113.50–123.00	2,229	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,786	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,360	148.33/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,017	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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 264Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 99Year ago 133

No comparisons are available this week because the auction was not covered last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	135.00	135.00
1	—	2,315	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	122.00–123.50	122.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	126.00–136.00	130.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	153.00–158.00	156.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	138.00–146.00	140.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,512	118.50–128.50	123.37
9	—	1,604	112.00–118.00	116.25
2	—	1,493	132.50–140.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	88.50–98.00	92.97
24	—	1,289	100.00–109.00	104.32
9	—	1,280	110.00–120.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	105.00–109.00	107.01
6	—	1,900	113.50–123.00	117.30
1	—	1,765	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	159.50–167.00	163.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	142.50–146.00	144.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	143.00–153.00	148.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	950–1000	950	1,425.00	1,425.00
2	1150–1200	1,162	1,475.00	1,475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
1	900–950	945	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.