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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 17

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 139 · +14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 97▼ 36 vs year ago 137 · −26.3%

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

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 9.00 lower this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$225.00

1 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.86

vs IN average

−66.97 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	225.00	1,091	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

225.00

—

IN average4 barns · 14 hd

258.86

−33.86

National average170 barns · 7,611 hd

291.97

−66.97

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%	Average	1,380	117.00	1,615	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	119.63	1,615	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,920	109.50	2,102	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,221	102.07	1,246	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,518	153.52	2,330	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	145.00	1,965	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	122.00	1,354	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,485	169.77	2,521	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	159.94	2,391	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,489	151.35	2,254	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	998	110.11	1,099	2thin

Every lot

44 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	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,649	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,056	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	268	852.79/head	500.00–875.00	853	17
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	328	483.54/head	450.00–560.00	484	3
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	365	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	18
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	436	862.87/head	575.00–950.00	863	4
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	484	1,107.62/head	725.00–1,200.00	1,108	16
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	533	1,110.46/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,110	7
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	562	1,235.77/head	750.00–1,525.00	1,236	8
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	620	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	680	1,694.21/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,694	11
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	780	1,314.18/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314	2
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3Value Added	799	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	10
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	803	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	10
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	855	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	874	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	17
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Small and Medium 3-4	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	165	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	611	2
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	292	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	788	2
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	2
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3Fancy	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	3
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	466	203.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	947	6
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	607	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,110	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,354	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,965	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,518	153.52/cwt	149.00–157.50	2,330	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	998	110.11/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,099	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,485	169.77/cwt	169.50–170.00	2,521	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,489	151.35/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,254	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,495	159.94/cwt	156.50–166.50	2,391	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	109.90/cwt	106.50–113.50	1,334	17
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	88.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,084	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	101.19/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,243	17
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	119.02/cwt	114.50–124.50	1,607	17
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,065	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,090	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,111	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	2

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 40Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 97Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,518	149.00–157.50	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,489	146.00–155.00	151.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	108.00–112.00	110.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	156.50–166.50	159.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	169.50–170.00	169.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,750	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,214	106.50–113.50	109.90
17	—	1,228	96.50–106.00	101.19
9	—	1,219	85.00–95.00	88.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,350	114.50–124.50	119.02
1	—	1,350	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
5	450–500	491	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,030	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
17	250–300	268	500.00–875.00	852.79
3	300–350	328	450.00–560.00	483.54
18	350–400	365	925.00	925.00
4	400–450	436	575.00–950.00	862.87
16	450–500	484	725.00–1,200.00	1,107.62
7	500–550	533	950.00–1,175.00	1,110.46
8	550–600	562	750.00–1,525.00	1,235.77
3	600–650	620	1,575.00	1,575.00
11	650–700	680	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,694.21
2	750–800	780	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,314.18
10	800–850	803	1,950.00	1,950.00
1	850–900	855	1,450.00	1,450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
10	750–800	799	2,025.00	2,025.00
17	850–900	874	2,125.00	2,125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
8	850–900	868	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	292	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
6	450–500	466	200.00–205.00	203.30
1	500–550	500	175.00	175.00
2	600–650	607	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	370.00	370.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	140.00	140.00

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.