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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Dec 17Dec 31Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 136▼ 24 vs year ago 57 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 97▼ 40 vs year ago 113 · −35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison report is available as the auction was not covered last week.

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	1,420	119.71	1,700	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	102.97	1,187	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,809	157.20	2,844	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,495	118.62	1,773	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,803	117.25	2,114	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,338	102.52	1,372	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	151.78	2,099	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	131.22	1,568	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	975	118.00	1,151	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	152.37	2,159	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,005	170.00	1,709	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	150–200	Large 3	190	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 3Value Added	211	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 3	220	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	6
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	265	345.83/head	325.00–350.00	346	6
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	435	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	485	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	102.97/cwt	102.50–103.50	1,187	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,729	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	121.00/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,794	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,703	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,520	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,915	166.39/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,186	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	131.22/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,568	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	151.78/cwt	146.00–157.50	2,099	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,690	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,326	99.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,326	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,337	111.33/cwt	106.00–116.50	1,488	12
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	89.61/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,211	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,491	120.26/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,793	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,549	112.74/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,746	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	2,287	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,910	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	116.75/cwt	116.50–117.00	2,128	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,417	152.37/cwt	146.00–156.50	2,159	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 Dec 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 136Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 97Year ago 113

No comparison report is available as the auction was not covered last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	190	175.00	175.00
6	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
6	250–300	265	325.00–350.00	345.83
1	400–450	435	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	485	675.00	675.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	211	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	164.00–169.00	166.39
2	—	1,703	147.00–149.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	146.00–157.50	151.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	129.00–133.00	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	95.00–105.00	99.98
7	—	1,351	85.00–94.00	89.61
12	—	1,337	106.00–116.50	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	116.50–117.00	116.75
1	—	1,780	128.50	128.50
1	—	1,785	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,491	116.00–124.00	120.26
4	—	1,549	109.00–115.00	112.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,330	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,483	116.00–126.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	102.50–103.50	102.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	146.00–156.50	152.37

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.