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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 3

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 67▼ 64 vs year ago 136 · −47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher 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 $306.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$306.67

3 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−56.49 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	306.67	1,369	3thin

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 sale3 hd

306.67

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

306.67

+0.00

National average190 barns · 18,881 hd

363.16

−56.49

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	1,840	158.00	2,907	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	128.00	2,298	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	104.38	1,105	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,690	160.00	2,704	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,481	115.25	1,707	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,823	113.33	2,066	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,309	104.72	1,371	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,085	148.00	1,606	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,085	146.00	1,584	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	182.00	2,302	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,723	185.26	3,192	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,870	171.01	3,198	2thin

Every lot

22 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,401	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	675	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,723	185.26/cwt	184.50–186.00	3,192	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,870	171.01/cwt	169.50–172.50	3,198	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	108.07/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,230	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,298	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,704	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,178	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	106.31/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,396	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,384	114.60/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,586	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,505	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	117.18/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,753	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	114.49/cwt	107.00–118.00	2,067	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,828	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,311	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,085	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,606	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 67Year ago 136

Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	90.00–99.00	94.54
14	—	1,313	102.00–111.00	106.31
6	—	1,384	113.00–116.00	114.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,805	107.00–118.00	114.49
1	—	1,910	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	105.00–108.00	106.54
9	—	1,496	113.00–121.00	117.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,138	106.00–110.00	108.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	184.50–186.00	185.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	169.50–172.50	171.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	452	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	650–700	675	700.00	700.00

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.