Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-11-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 28
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 182▲ 35 vs year ago 8 · +437.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 134▲ 26 vs year ago 136 · +19.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Both Holstein slaughter heifers and slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

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—Average1,700120.022,0402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,57299.981,57222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,86196.351,79313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30679.471,03881
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,830154.002,8181thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,230131.001,6111thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,105159.501,7621thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,339145.301,9465thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260132.561,6703thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,425178.182,5395thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410185.002,6091thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,495179.452,6839thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360141.941,9304thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 3—750925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—436675.00/head675.00–675.0067510
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—313575.00/head575.00–575.0057512
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—256475.00/head475.00–475.0047513
Bulls——1,700120.02/cwt115.00–124.002,0402
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,61693.87/cwt92.50–95.001,5175
CowsLean 85-90%—1,18266.84/cwt60.50–71.0079015
CowsLean 85-90%—1,27478.30/cwt72.00–83.5099840
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,575100.47/cwt96.00–106.001,58215
CowsLean 85-90%—1,42688.56/cwt84.00–94.501,26326
SteersChoice—1,495179.45/cwt172.00–182.502,6839
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,443111.54/cwt110.50–113.001,6102
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,830154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,8181
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,230131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6111
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,260132.56/cwt130.00–135.001,6703
Dairy SteersChoice—1,339145.30/cwt139.00–149.001,9465
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,105159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,7621
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,810108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,9641
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,86998.13/cwt93.50–102.501,8349
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,85586.97/cwt86.00–88.001,6133
HeifersChoice—1,425178.18/cwt172.00–181.502,5395
SteersSelect and Choice—1,360141.94/cwt137.00–147.001,9304
SteersChoice and Prime—1,410185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6091

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.