Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-07-23

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 23
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 20▲ 36 vs year ago 2 · +1,800.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 98▼ 2 vs year ago 132 · −1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,965180.003,5371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,730149.002,5781thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287134.981,7375thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,248110.001,3722thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,858179.823,3412thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,546140.362,17018
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,918134.892,5877thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,255119.421,49956
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,480144.002,1311thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,00596.009651thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,393166.502,3193thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,055145.001,5301thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,378150.332,0725thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345142.001,9101thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,310182.002,3841thin
SteersSelectAverage1,050154.001,6171thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3249885.00/head885.00–885.0088517
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3305900.00/head900.00–900.0090013
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3525775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,050154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6171
Steers—Choice1,310182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3841
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,345142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9101
Heifers—Choice1,378150.33/cwt147.50–155.002,0725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,965180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287134.98/cwt129.00–138.001,7375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,56095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,5781
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,858179.82/cwt178.00–182.003,3412
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,00596.00/cwt96.00–96.009651
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,480144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1311
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,055145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5301
Dairy Steers—Choice1,393166.50/cwt162.50–171.002,3193
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180117.08/cwt111.00–121.001,38224
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233107.74/cwt100.00–110.001,32810
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,347127.27/cwt123.00–133.001,71422
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,521137.57/cwt134.00–144.002,09213
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,612147.60/cwt146.00–148.002,3795
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,900130.40/cwt127.00–136.002,4783
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,930143.00/cwt140.00–145.002,7603
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,935124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3991

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.