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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 26

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 270▼ 33 vs year ago 43 · −76.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 103▼ 95 vs year ago 162 · −58.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

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 $230.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−156.54 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	230.00	886	1thin

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 sale1 hd

230.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

230.00

+0.00

National average37 barns · 1,354 hd

386.54

−156.54

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	1,480	132.00	1,954	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,198	117.02	1,402	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	107.74	1,595	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,925	106.51	2,050	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,329	96.43	1,282	24
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,287	109.69	1,412	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	164.00	2,296	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	129.00	1,664	1thin

Every lot

19 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	592	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	4
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	392	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	608	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,081	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,821	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,198	117.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,402	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	89.13/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,169	12
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	100.22/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,321	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,433	114.23/cwt	109.50–117.00	1,637	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	117.22/cwt	115.50–119.50	1,716	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	108.00/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,592	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	97.75/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,477	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	101.37/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,946	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	116.79/cwt	115.00–118.50	2,260	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,287	109.69/cwt	106.00–111.50	1,412	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 Nov 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 270Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 103Year ago 162

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
4	550–600	592	1,175.00	1,175.00
1	850–900	850	1,200.00	1,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	113.00–120.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,455	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	109.50–117.00	114.23
12	—	1,312	85.00–95.00	89.13
9	—	1,318	96.50–106.00	100.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	115.50–119.50	117.22
4	—	1,511	95.00–99.00	97.75
8	—	1,474	104.00–113.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,920	100.00–104.50	101.37
2	—	1,935	115.00–118.50	116.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	106.00–111.50	109.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	129.00	129.00

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.