Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 13
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
1 vs last sale 18 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
10 vs last sale 127 17 vs year ago 120 · +14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. 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 $195.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$195.00
1 head · 170 lb average
Value per head Derived
$332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.82
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1170195.003321thin
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
195.00
IN average4 barns · 315 hd
184.18
+10.82
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
BullsAverage1,535119.251,8314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43197.731,39937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,75597.391,70918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18871.7885348
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,185138.001,6352thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,388128.881,7893thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298110.601,4362thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17896.261,1343thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,820154.502,8121thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,520146.112,2213thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405132.051,8554thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,055146.001,5401thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525194.002,9591thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,408184.362,5963thin

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
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,450$1,7251thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
SteersMedium and Large 1170195.00/cwt195.00–195.003321
Dairy HeifersLarge 3631660.00/head660.00–660.006603
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Dairy HeifersLarge 3257350.00/head350.00–350.003502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3428425.61/head410.00–440.004262
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4328335.57/head320.00–350.003362
Dairy SteersLarge 3875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009192
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,4501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bulls1,373120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6482
Bulls1,930135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6061
Bulls1,465102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44389.10/cwt85.00–97.001,28618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,423100.94/cwt98.00–111.001,43613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,414116.65/cwt112.00–122.001,6496
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,298110.60/cwt105.00–116.001,4362
Dairy SteersChoice1,520146.11/cwt140.00–151.002,2213
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,820154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,8121
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,405132.05/cwt130.00–136.001,8554
HeifersChoice1,055146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5401
SteersChoice1,408184.36/cwt179.50–190.002,5963
SteersChoice and Prime1,525194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,9591
Dairy HeifersChoice1,388128.88/cwt123.00–134.001,7893
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,185138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6352
Dairy HeifersSelect1,17896.26/cwt94.00–100.001,1343
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77588.48/cwt86.00–92.001,5715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,710106.95/cwt105.50–109.501,8293
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75998.98/cwt95.50–104.501,74110
CowsLean 85-90%1,16068.24/cwt63.00–71.5079220
CowsLean 85-90%1,18479.04/cwt75.00–83.0093622
CowsLean 85-90%1,29756.96/cwt50.00–60.007396

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.