Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 17
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 238 vs last sale 43▲ 108 vs year ago 173 · +62.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 137▲ 10 vs year ago 160 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −282.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.
Average price
$181.00
5 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.74
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2400181.007245thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales
15101079648216median 463.5806/0906/0908/0409/1509/15
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $230.37, median $463.58 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 sale5 hd
181.00
—
IN average2 barns · 41 hd
178.26
+2.74
This barn, trailing median3 sales
463.58
−282.58
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
Bulls—Low1,864119.882,2356thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,51697.121,47229
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85096.101,7789thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28380.301,03082
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,257139.231,7503thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370120.701,6543thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,756156.332,7454thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120160.001,7921thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,348177.782,3963thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258167.952,1132thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1—945152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4411
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—311288.60/head150.00–375.002895
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,0201,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—372422.69/head275.00–450.0042313
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—457783.67/head550.00–800.0078429
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420157.50/cwt157.50–157.506624
Dairy SteersLarge 3—305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
Dairy SteersLarge 3—445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—9131,373.27/head1,150.00–1,400.001,37332
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—7281,045.83/head650.00–1,200.001,04614
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—695725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—781867.28/head785.00–1,275.0086727
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—9771,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—8141,222.44/head700.00–1,335.001,22245
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—8731,262.55/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2636
Dairy SteersLarge 3—685117.46/cwt115.00–120.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—252435.00/head435.00–435.0043510
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—635500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—424755.19/head675.00–785.0075527
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—545575.00/head575.00–575.005753
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—187225.00/head225.00–225.002252
Bulls——1,645104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7111
Bulls——1,845119.77/cwt113.00–122.002,2103
Bulls——2,003128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,5642
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,595112.04/cwt108.00–116.001,7873
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,48091.23/cwt85.50–94.001,35011
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,88294.39/cwt90.00–98.501,7765
SteersSelect and Choice—1,258167.95/cwt166.00–170.002,1132
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,802102.82/cwt101.50–104.501,8533
CowsLean 85-90%—1,38688.73/cwt85.00–95.501,23035
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,257139.23/cwt138.00–141.001,7503
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,370120.70/cwt118.00–125.001,6543
Dairy SteersChoice—1,756156.33/cwt154.50–159.502,7454
CowsLean 85-90%—1,18867.81/cwt61.00–70.5080619
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,52698.46/cwt95.00–105.001,50215
CowsLean 85-90%—1,21978.23/cwt72.00–83.0095428
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,83584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,5511
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,120160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7921
SteersChoice—1,348177.78/cwt172.00–182.502,3963

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.