Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-12-19

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 19
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
114 vs last sale 40 65 vs year ago 89 · +73.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
50 vs last sale 153 44 vs year ago 147 · 29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.83/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$125.83
3 head · 702 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
42.74
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1702125.838833thin
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
125.83
IN average4 barns · 260 hd
168.58
−42.74
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
BullsAverage1,683117.001,9692thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45895.681,39514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,82889.601,6388thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,31875.891,00064
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,520122.941,8692thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525103.001,5711thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,235130.001,6061thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,075172.001,8491thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,640110.871,8182thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
BullsMedium and Large 1725162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002641
SteersMedium and Large 1445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
Dairy HeifersLarge 39651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3411736.50/head725.00–750.0073737
Dairy HeifersLarge 3624950.00/head950.00–950.009505
Dairy SteersLarge 355077.50/cwt77.50–77.504261
Dairy SteersLarge 384082.50/cwt82.50–82.506931
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added728140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,01915
Dairy SteersLarge 370092.50/cwt92.50–92.506481
Dairy SteersLarge 3278105.00/cwt105.00–105.002923
Dairy HeifersLarge 3555575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Dairy SteersLarge 369095.00/cwt95.00–95.006561
Dairy SteersLarge 3340107.50/cwt107.50–107.503661
Dairy HeifersLarge 3494775.00/head775.00–775.007754
Dairy HeifersLarge 37801,258.87/head975.00–1,300.001,2598
Dairy HeifersLarge 3322535.00/head535.00–535.0053511
HeifersMedium and Large 1815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
SteersMedium and Large 1830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1212
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,1151,389.43/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3897
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 450062.50/cwt62.50–62.503132
Dairy HeifersLarge 37261,340.84/head1,200.00–1,410.001,34115
Dairy HeifersLarge 39201,266.31/head1,000.00–1,325.001,26617
Bulls1,510127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,9181
Bulls1,855107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,9851
CowsLean 85-90%1,19064.75/cwt59.00–69.0077113
CowsLean 85-90%1,30574.93/cwt70.00–80.0097835
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3281
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,525103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5711
Dairy HeifersChoice1,520122.94/cwt118.00–128.501,8692
Dairy SteersChoice1,235130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83691.68/cwt88.00–96.001,6837
CowsLean 85-90%1,45287.03/cwt81.00–93.501,26416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46894.32/cwt89.00–99.001,38512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395103.82/cwt102.00–106.001,4482
HeifersChoice1,075172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8491
SteersChoice1,640110.87/cwt108.00–114.001,8182

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.