Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-12-12

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
40 head
40 vs last sale 0 7 vs year ago 47 · 14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
17 vs last sale 136 25 vs year ago 128 · +19.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. 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 $160.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$160.00
3 head · 725 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
6.60
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1725160.001,1603thin
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 sale3 hd
160.00
IN average5 barns · 346 hd
166.60
−6.60
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
BullsAverage1,937115.412,23512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,46399.031,44914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,82184.621,5418thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36276.971,04967
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,340139.501,8691thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215122.991,4943thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,415137.001,9391thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,282119.041,5263thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298153.711,9956thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,365140.391,9164thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,005114.461,1502thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415163.002,3061thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,414155.352,1975thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250133.511,6692thin

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)1,000$1,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1603
Dairy HeifersLarge 3760875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3190125.00/head125.00–125.001251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3320300.00/head300.00–300.003001
HeifersMedium and Large 1475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005702
Dairy HeifersLarge 3360375.00/head375.00–375.003752
Dairy HeifersLarge 3443458.99/head375.00–475.004596
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4745500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4770550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3660700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Dairy SteersLarge 3185125.00/cwt125.00–125.002311
Bred HeifersApproved1,0001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bulls2,021124.43/cwt120.00–129.002,5156
Bulls2,210132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,9171
Bulls1,781101.26/cwt96.00–106.001,8035
CowsLean 85-90%1,35276.14/cwt70.00–81.001,02931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,84075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3801
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,282119.04/cwt117.00–122.001,5263
Dairy SteersChoice1,415137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,9391
Dairy HeifersChoice1,340139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,8691
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,215122.99/cwt121.00–124.001,4943
SteersSelect and Choice1,250133.51/cwt130.00–137.501,6692
CowsLean 85-90%1,45385.66/cwt82.00–92.501,24523
CowsLean 85-90%1,22763.60/cwt58.00–69.0078013
HeifersSelect and Choice1,365140.39/cwt135.00–145.501,9164
SteersChoice and Prime1,415163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,3061
SteersChoice1,414155.35/cwt149.00–161.502,1975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390106.34/cwt104.00–108.001,4786
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86684.33/cwt81.50–87.001,5746
CowsBoner 80-85%1,54990.48/cwt88.50–93.501,4027
HeifersSelect1,005114.46/cwt114.00–115.001,1502
HeifersChoice1,298153.71/cwt146.00–159.001,9956

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.