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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 28

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Receipts

157 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 130▲ 42 vs year ago 115 · +36.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein steers were mostly steady and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower this week. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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	1,424	178.19	2,537	9thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	165.64	2,322	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	166.00	2,656	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,510	169.00	2,552	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,686	149.77	2,524	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,463	133.54	1,953	37
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,828	132.02	2,414	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,290	110.70	1,428	45
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	159.00	2,091	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,232	145.72	1,795	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	2,010	170.50	3,427	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,770	166.52	2,947	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	153.42	2,002	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,175	188.00	2,209	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,322	183.12	2,421	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,423	173.83	2,474	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	189.50	2,558	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,350	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,175	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,209	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	183.12/cwt	176.00–186.50	2,421	10
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,423	173.83/cwt	171.00–175.50	2,474	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,552	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,488	142.97/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,127	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,883	156.56/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,948	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,305	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,002	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,770	166.52/cwt	162.50–169.50	2,947	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	2,010	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	3,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	96.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,187	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	119.28/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,548	21
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	107.49/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,409	15
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	135.06/cwt	130.50–140.00	1,931	16
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	144.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,113	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,499	127.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,909	15
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	130.27/cwt	126.50–133.00	2,375	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,572	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,232	145.72/cwt	142.00–148.50	1,795	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,091	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,402	165.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,322	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,424	178.19/cwt	174.50–184.00	2,537	9
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,656	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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue May 28, 2024

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

Receipts 157Last week 130Year ago 115

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	142.00–144.00	142.97
2	—	1,883	155.00–158.00	156.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,322	176.00–186.50	183.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	171.00–175.50	173.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,770	162.50–169.50	166.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	150.00–157.00	153.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	142.00–148.00	144.95
15	—	1,499	120.00–130.00	127.35
16	—	1,430	130.50–140.00	135.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,823	126.50–133.00	130.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,298	114.00–124.00	119.28
9	—	1,236	90.00–100.00	96.05
15	—	1,311	102.00–113.00	107.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	142.00–148.50	145.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	160.00–170.00	165.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,424	174.50–184.00	178.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	166.00	166.00

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.