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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 3

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 100▼ 13 vs year ago 122 · −10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $140.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$140.00

1 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−124.64

vs IN average

−110.96 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	140.00	637	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

140.00

—

IN average3 barns · 14 hd

264.64

−124.64

National average144 barns · 6,028 hd

250.96

−110.96

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	132.36	1,704	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	116.50	1,316	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,539	130.08	2,002	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,853	124.31	2,303	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,294	116.02	1,502	53
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,578	151.26	2,387	2thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,246	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,563	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Small and Medium 3-4	985	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,458	1
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Small and Medium 3-4	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	1
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Small and Medium 3-4	1,190	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,316	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	132.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,690	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,578	151.26/cwt	149.00–153.50	2,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	114.17/cwt	108.50–118.50	1,410	24
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	102.82/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,285	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,373	122.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,678	22
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	139.95/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,957	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	129.38/cwt	124.50–134.50	2,025	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,690	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,923	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,828	116.36/cwt	113.00–118.50	2,127	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,877	132.26/cwt	128.50–134.50	2,483	3

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 100Year ago 122

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,215	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,273	128.00–138.00	132.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	149.00–153.50	151.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,235	108.50–118.50	114.17
7	—	1,250	97.00–107.00	102.82
22	—	1,373	119.00–129.00	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	113.00–118.50	116.36
3	—	1,877	128.50–134.50	132.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	110.00–118.00	113.81
10	—	1,565	124.50–134.50	129.38
4	—	1,398	138.50–143.00	139.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	590	142.50	142.50
2	700–750	712	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	148.00	148.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	149.00	149.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	455	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	965	162.00	162.00

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.