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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 366 vs last sale 20▲ 105 vs year ago 281 · +37.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 104▼ 44 vs year ago 170 · −25.9%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein cows were 8.00 higher. Both slaughter Holstein dairy steers and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers and slaughter Holstein bulls were both trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $145.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$145.00

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−112.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	145.00	747	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

145.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

145.00

+0.00

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−112.81

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	141.50	1,769	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,539	128.03	1,971	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,883	145.39	2,738	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,477	127.55	1,884	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,850	116.59	2,157	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,340	113.70	1,524	50
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,120	133.76	1,498	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	163.27	2,516	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,472	140.42	2,067	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	178.13	2,218	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,247	155.97	1,945	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,341	183.01	2,454	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	158.52	2,046	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	150.43	1,888	3thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	815	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

63 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	153	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	367	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Large 3	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	100–150	Large 3Value Added	141	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	19
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	295	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	3
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	325	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3Value Added	397	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	409	558.49/head	375.00–675.00	558	4
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	481	463.52/head	335.00–600.00	464	6
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3Value Added	495	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	7
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3Value Added	516	1,285.32/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,285	28
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	527	808.70/head	635.00–875.00	809	10
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3Value Added	577	1,454.86/head	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,455	52
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	588	923.43/head	500.00–1,050.00	923	6
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	615	651.12/head	425.00–910.00	651	4
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3Value Added	643	1,323.29/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,323	28
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3Value Added	654	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	6
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	654	995.73/head	675.00–1,050.00	996	9
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Small and Medium 3-4	720	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	723	995.65/head	925.00–1,135.00	996	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3Value Added	776	1,805.06/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,805	24
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	819	819.00/head	819.00–819.00	819	13
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3Value Added	830	2,081.93/head	1,775.00–2,225.00	2,082	42
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small and Medium 3-4	845	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	873	1,626.84/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,627	16
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	923	1,547.60/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,548	11
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,107	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	177	234.75/cwt	215.00–260.00	416	5
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	268	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	442	3
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	6
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	5
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3-4	425	102.29/cwt	85.00–120.00	435	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	537	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	792	2
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	631	124.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	788	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3-4	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	683	147.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,007	2
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	823	142.16/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,170	2
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,255	150.43/cwt	148.00–154.50	1,888	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	158.52/cwt	155.50–165.00	2,046	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,341	183.01/cwt	179.50–187.50	2,454	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,245	178.13/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,218	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,247	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,970	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	126.41/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,969	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	112.80/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,440	23
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,788	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	100.32/cwt	95.00–105.50	1,319	10
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,441	122.79/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,769	17
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	128.93/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,895	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	115.50/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,848	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	120.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,203	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	111.95/cwt	110.00–113.50	2,093	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,120	133.76/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,498	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,883	145.39/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,472	140.42/cwt	137.00–145.50	2,067	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,541	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.50	2,516	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	815	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 20Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 104Year ago 170

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
19	100–150	141	625.00	625.00
2	350–400	397	850.00	850.00
7	450–500	495	1,050.00	1,050.00
28	500–550	516	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,285.32
52	550–600	577	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,454.86
28	600–650	643	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,323.29
6	650–700	654	1,225.00	1,225.00
24	750–800	776	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,805.06
42	800–850	830	1,775.00–2,225.00	2,081.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
1	700–750	720	750.00	750.00
1	800–850	845	985.00	985.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	409	375.00–675.00	558.49
6	450–500	481	335.00–600.00	463.52
10	500–550	527	635.00–875.00	808.70
6	550–600	588	500.00–1,050.00	923.43
4	600–650	615	425.00–910.00	651.12
9	650–700	654	675.00–1,050.00	995.73
3	700–750	723	925.00–1,135.00	995.65
13	800–850	819	819.00	819.00
16	850–900	873	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,626.84
11	900–950	923	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,547.60
2	1100–1150	1,107	1,600.00	1,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	177	215.00–260.00	234.75
3	250–300	268	165.00	165.00
6	300–350	338	150.00	150.00
5	400–450	405	140.00	140.00
2	500–550	537	147.50	147.50
3	600–650	631	120.00–135.00	124.83
2	650–700	683	140.00–155.00	147.47
2	800–850	823	130.00–155.00	142.16
1	1150–1200	1,150	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	130.00	130.00
2	400–450	425	85.00–120.00	102.29
2	650–700	657	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	465	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	505	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	153	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	515	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	136.50	136.50
11	—	1,470	124.00–133.50	128.93
2	—	1,600	113.00–117.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	110.00–113.50	111.95
4	—	1,835	117.00–125.00	120.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,441	118.00–128.00	122.79
10	—	1,315	95.00–105.50	100.32
23	—	1,277	107.00–117.50	112.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	133.00–134.50	133.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	148.00–154.50	150.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	155.50–165.00	158.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	179.50–187.50	183.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	143.00–148.00	145.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	160.00–165.50	163.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	137.00–145.50	140.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	175.00–181.00	178.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	154.00–158.00	155.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	134.50	134.50
4	—	1,558	122.00–131.00	126.41

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.