Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-06-25

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 25
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 0▼ 52 vs year ago 84 · −61.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 84▼ 80 vs year ago 173 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The auction was not covered last week so no comparisons are available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
300–400 lb steers averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$180.00
1 head · 345 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−84.00
vs IN average
−161.90 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1345180.006211thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
180.00
—
IN average2 barns · 3 hd
264.00
−84.00
National average128 barns · 1,979 hd
341.90
−161.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,590183.002,9101thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,360130.001,7682thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,153125.231,4442thin
Dairy Bulls—Average2,010159.003,1961thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,458139.302,03118
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,935135.002,6121thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,272117.621,49637
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,420160.622,2812thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,197137.521,6465thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,530165.162,5274thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280150.001,9201thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,570192.003,0141thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,600$1,6002thin

Every lot

29 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1140387.78/cwt320.00–420.005433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1192260.00/cwt260.00–260.004992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Small and Medium 3-4155210.00/cwt210.00–210.003261
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Dairy Steers400–450Small and Medium 3-4400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Dairy Steers600–650Small and Medium 3-4620127.50/cwt127.50–127.507911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3250525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3308825.00/head825.00–825.008259
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3387925.00/head925.00–925.009259
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,570192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,590183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153125.23/cwt122.00–128.001,4442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7682
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,197137.52/cwt136.00–140.001,6465
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,420160.62/cwt155.50–165.502,2812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,280150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9201
Dairy Steers—Choice1,530165.16/cwt161.00–168.502,5274
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250105.68/cwt100.00–110.001,32110
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263126.11/cwt123.00–133.001,59315
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,301116.95/cwt112.00–122.501,52212
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393138.55/cwt134.00–143.501,93011
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,485131.27/cwt130.00–133.001,9493
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,616147.40/cwt145.00–149.002,3824
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,935135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6121
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——2,010159.00/cwt159.00–159.003,1961
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002

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.