Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-02-13

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 13
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
22 head
8 vs last sale 30 42 vs year ago 64 · 65.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
26 vs last sale 145 4 vs year ago 115 · +3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$130.00
1 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
116.10 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1600130.007801thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
130.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
130.00
+0.00
National average168 barns · 22,537 hd
246.10
−116.10
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
BullsLow1,503108.231,6275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,503107.351,61423
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,88796.851,8275thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28286.191,10547
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,327140.641,8663thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140126.781,4454thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,01294.139533thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,503144.982,1795thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233133.171,6422thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,340167.092,2393thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,505148.502,2351thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,505171.002,5741thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)925$1,1904thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,537107.37/cwt103.00–113.001,65013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,438125.01/cwt123.00–127.001,7983
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,750105.79/cwt104.00–107.501,8512
SteersChoice1,505171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5741
HeifersChoice1,340167.09/cwt165.00–168.502,2393
CowsLean 85-90%1,28485.59/cwt79.00–90.001,09921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,365950.00/head950.00–950.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365174.93/cwt170.00–180.006382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
CowsLean 85-90%1,13073.48/cwt67.50–78.0083011
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800775800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsLarge 3500–550530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450405425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900890950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,233133.17/cwt129.00–137.001,6422
Bulls1,15391.07/cwt89.00–94.001,0502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46999.75/cwt95.00–102.501,4657
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,140126.78/cwt121.00–129.001,4454
Dairy HeifersChoice1,327140.64/cwt134.00–144.501,8663
Dairy SteersChoice1,503144.98/cwt140.00–150.002,1795
HeifersSelect and Choice1,505148.50/cwt148.50–148.502,2351
Bulls1,737119.67/cwt117.00–125.002,0793
Bred HeifersApproved9251,189.90/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,97890.89/cwt89.50–92.501,7983
CowsLean 85-90%1,39196.35/cwt92.00–101.501,34015
Dairy HeifersSelect1,01294.13/cwt92.00–95.009533

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.