Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-07-30

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 30
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
100 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 130▼ 32 vs year ago 132 · −24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,275149.003,3901thin
Dairy Bulls—Low77599.007672thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,386132.451,83521
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,838132.142,4292thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,149112.861,29746
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,580165.292,6123thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,315122.001,6041thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,604162.082,6004thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,245193.792,4133thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,265197.332,4964thin

Every lot

14 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,265197.33/cwt193.00–203.502,4964
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,245193.79/cwt190.50–197.502,4133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,275149.00/cwt149.00–149.003,3901
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06798.48/cwt94.00–105.001,0519
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093112.54/cwt107.00–116.001,23017
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7421
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233119.61/cwt116.50–126.501,47520
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388134.51/cwt129.50–139.501,86713
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406126.96/cwt124.00–129.001,7857
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,838132.14/cwt128.00–136.002,4292
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——77599.00/cwt97.50–100.007672
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,604162.08/cwt160.00–164.002,6004
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,315122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6041
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,580165.29/cwt160.00–169.002,6123

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.