Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-01-30

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 30
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
147 head
29 vs last sale 118 32 vs year ago 115 · +27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,521105.481,60435
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,807101.441,83312
CowsLean 85-90%High1,31386.911,14152
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,460144.072,1033thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,287128.281,6513thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,489147.032,1894thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273139.001,7692thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,045121.001,2641thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,270167.842,1322thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,590146.502,3291thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,410170.522,4043thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225155.501,9051thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,225155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,9051
HeifersChoice1,270167.84/cwt165.00–170.502,1322
HeifersSelect and Choice1,590146.50/cwt146.50–146.502,3291
CowsLean 85-90%1,37095.07/cwt90.50–100.001,30225
CowsLean 85-90%1,31784.07/cwt79.00–89.001,10716
CowsLean 85-90%1,17772.49/cwt69.00–78.0085311
Dairy SteersChoice1,489147.03/cwt142.50–153.502,1894
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,273139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7692
Dairy SteersSelect1,045121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2641
Dairy HeifersChoice1,460144.07/cwt141.50–145.502,1033
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,287128.28/cwt125.00–131.001,6513
SteersChoice1,410170.52/cwt169.50–172.502,4043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,92577.46/cwt70.00–85.001,4912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,644115.96/cwt115.00–117.001,9064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,87699.76/cwt95.00–106.001,8716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,54995.54/cwt94.50–96.501,4804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,595112.50/cwt108.50–118.001,79413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,461102.62/cwt98.00–107.501,49918

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.