Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-05-23

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 23
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
7 head
273 vs last sale 280 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
3 vs last sale 112 12 vs year ago 127 · 9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
19 head
27 vs last sale 46 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein steers were 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison data. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were mostly steady. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $120.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$120.00
1 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
61.03
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510120.006121thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
120.00
IN average4 barns · 307 hd
181.03
−61.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,305100.001,3052thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,784102.661,83113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,444101.931,47244
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16078.2090724
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,565140.002,1911thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,405132.191,8574thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,135125.001,4191thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,14098.101,1183thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,590150.002,3851thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,668140.332,3413thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,520111.001,6871thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,350179.002,4171thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420169.502,4071thin
SteersSelectAverage1,205116.001,3981thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)757$9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy HeifersLarge 3728880.00/head880.00–880.008803
SteersMedium and Large 1510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersApproved757925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bulls88585.00/cwt85.00–85.007521
Bulls1,725115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,80590.79/cwt85.00–96.001,6393
CowsBoner 80-85%1,461115.99/cwt112.00–120.001,6955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32991.19/cwt85.00–96.001,21211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,486103.64/cwt98.00–109.001,54028
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,565140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1911
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,135125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4191
Dairy SteersChoice1,668140.33/cwt137.00–147.002,3413
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,590150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3851
SteersChoice1,420169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,4071
SteersSelect1,205116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3981
Dairy SteersSelect1,520111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6871
Dairy HeifersSelect1,14098.10/cwt94.00–103.001,1183
Dairy HeifersChoice1,405132.19/cwt127.00–138.001,8574
HeifersChoice and Prime1,350179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,670103.10/cwt101.00–105.501,7224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,849108.31/cwt106.00–110.502,0036
CowsLean 85-90%1,11979.13/cwt74.00–84.508859
CowsLean 85-90%1,26090.69/cwt85.00–95.501,1436
CowsLean 85-90%1,13568.95/cwt64.00–72.007839

How this sale compares

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.