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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 22

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Oct 15Oct 22Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 379 vs last sale 386▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 126▼ 25 vs year ago 132 · −18.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: NO AUCTION ON 10/29/24.

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher. Both slaughter heifers and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 3.00 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 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $137.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$137.50

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−112.42 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	137.50	1,079	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

137.50

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

137.50

+0.00

National average162 barns · 8,775 hd

249.92

−112.42

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	1,507	167.33	2,521	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,658	134.81	2,235	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,522	124.25	1,891	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,888	121.18	2,287	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,247	111.98	1,396	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	135.00	1,607	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	158.65	2,337	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	181.29	2,335	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	175.52	2,506	2thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	100–150	Large 3	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	750	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,428	175.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,506	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,288	181.29/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,335	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,395	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	102.15/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,143	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	112.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,427	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	121.67/cwt	117.50–127.50	1,640	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	125.00/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,863	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,543	133.88/cwt	132.00–137.50	2,066	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,564	114.84/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,796	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,851	126.42/cwt	123.00–129.50	2,340	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,070	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,967	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,658	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,235	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,473	158.65/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,337	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,190	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,607	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 126Year ago 132

NOTE: NO AUCTION ON 10/29/24.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	280	100.00	100.00
1	750–800	785	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	750–800	750	1,025.00	1,025.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,540	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,835	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,119	97.00–106.00	102.15
11	—	1,348	117.50–127.50	121.67
11	—	1,273	107.00–117.00	112.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,851	123.00–129.50	126.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	132.00–137.50	133.88
6	—	1,564	110.00–117.00	114.84
11	—	1,490	119.00–129.50	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	130.00–140.00	134.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	153.00–163.00	158.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	177.00–185.00	181.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	173.00–178.00	175.52

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.