Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-08-15

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
2 vs last sale 69 41 vs year ago 112 · 36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
3 vs last sale 165 47 vs year ago 121 · +38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
2 vs last sale 3 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy 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 steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 90.99 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.
Average price
$139.38
4 head · 763 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$636
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
47.09
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1818151.831,2433thin
Medium and Large 2595102.006071thin
One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about $636 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales
15101076642208median 230.3712/1612/1606/0908/0408/04
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $222.20, median $230.37 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
139.38
IN average5 barns · 387 hd
186.46
−47.09
This barn, trailing median3 sales
230.37
−90.99
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
BullsAverage1,808133.432,4122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,456110.781,61333
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,872101.621,90313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31787.591,15482
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,535147.502,2641thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,393140.921,9636thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233129.541,5976thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage97891.918993thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,570179.002,8102thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1,060$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2711
HeifersMedium and Large 1675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1710157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 11,070143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 2595102.00/cwt102.00–102.006071
SteersMedium and Large 1730159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1611
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-452072.50/cwt72.50–72.503771
Dairy HeifersLarge 3329600.00/head600.00–600.006007
Dairy HeifersLarge 3365425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3575420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Dairy SteersLarge 3436137.50/cwt137.50–137.506003
Dairy SteersLarge 3190110.00/cwt110.00–110.002092
Dairy SteersLarge 3615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008302
Dairy HeifersLarge 3665112.50/cwt112.50–112.507482
Dairy HeifersLarge 38651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3677745.44/head650.00–775.007455
Dairy HeifersLarge 3440400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,0901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4525400.00/head400.00–400.004001
SteersMedium and Large 1890175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy272510.00/head510.00–510.0051011
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy585600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy7861,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2758
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy362640.00/head640.00–640.0064010
Dairy HeifersLarge 389072.50/cwt72.50–72.506451
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred HeifersApproved1,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bulls1,808133.43/cwt132.00–135.002,4122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,422119.17/cwt115.50–125.001,69510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,351101.68/cwt99.00–104.001,3744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,496108.28/cwt105.00–114.501,62019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,87699.11/cwt96.00–105.001,8598
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,876111.78/cwt108.00–116.002,0974
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,535147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,2641
Dairy HeifersSelect97891.91/cwt88.00–97.008993
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,233129.54/cwt123.00–133.001,5976
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4821
CowsLean 85-90%1,26984.71/cwt76.00–90.001,07542
CowsLean 85-90%1,39797.40/cwt91.00–101.501,36131
CowsLean 85-90%1,26867.27/cwt60.00–75.008539
SteersChoice1,570179.00/cwt176.00–182.002,8102
Dairy HeifersChoice1,393140.92/cwt137.00–145.501,9636

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.