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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 24

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 159▼ 31 vs year ago 49 · −63.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 101▼ 27 vs year ago 146 · −18.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein dairy steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. 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 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $270.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$270.00

4 head · 326 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.06

vs IN average

−52.49 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	326	270.00	880	4thin

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 sale4 hd

270.00

—

IN average3 barns · 8 hd

240.94

+29.06

National average145 barns · 2,734 hd

322.49

−52.49

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,710	135.00	2,309	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	114.00	1,397	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,535	121.77	1,869	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,863	109.72	2,044	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,309	107.43	1,406	66
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	159.90	2,515	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$1,850	2thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	880	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	135	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	311	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	326	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,309	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,573	159.90/cwt	130.00–166.00	2,515	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	78.33/cwt	77.50–79.00	897	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,314	108.34/cwt	83.00–122.00	1,424	64
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	121.77/cwt	108.00–137.00	1,869	16
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,863	109.72/cwt	100.00–118.00	2,044	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,082	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 159Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 101Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	275	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	326	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
4	300–350	326	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,082	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,573	130.00–166.00	159.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	100.00–118.00	109.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,314	83.00–122.00	108.34
2	—	1,145	77.50–79.00	78.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,535	108.00–137.00	121.77

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.