Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-04-16

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 16
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
226 vs last sale 38 241 vs year ago 23 · +1,047.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
23 vs last sale 122 16 vs year ago 115 · 13.9%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending higher while slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower and slaughter Holstein bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparison are available because of light receipts. Today was the monthly feeder calf sale and a good offering of Holstein heifers was noted with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb steers averaged $182.50/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$182.50
1 head · 875 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
54.51 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1875182.501,5971thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
182.50
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
182.50
+0.00
National average105 barns · 7,159 hd
237.01
−54.51
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
BullsAverage1,858147.762,7453thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,335123.501,6491thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,675145.002,4291thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,886115.662,1814thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,492115.241,71923
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,240100.361,24435
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,318137.991,8195thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,440145.592,0962thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,285168.502,1651thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140146.411,6692thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,035120.501,2471thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1,035$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)970$1,8743thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)705$9852thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 CowsLean 85-90%1,26097.99/cwt95.00–102.001,23513
HeifersChoice1,285168.50/cwt168.50–168.502,1651
Bred HeifersApproved705985.00/head985.00–985.009852
Bred HeifersApproved1,0352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–5505231,156.75/head1,000.00–1,300.001,15720
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350323589.41/head400.00–685.005893
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–8007771,780.72/head1,775.00–1,800.001,78113
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,0051,673.51/head1,375.00–1,975.001,6742
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500469755.44/head500.00–975.007556
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added700–7507471,935.00/head1,935.00–1,935.001,93521
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300276204.83/cwt140.00–235.005655
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–7507001,381.25/head1,050.00–1,675.001,3814
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400365543.41/head475.00–625.0054315
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,0621,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200175200.00/cwt200.00–200.003501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700690935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508051,705.56/head1,000.00–1,810.001,7068
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–6506351,272.55/head785.00–1,400.001,27317
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250220491.18/head275.00–535.0049130
Dairy HeifersLarge 3150–200175536.32/head525.00–550.005368
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300268440.87/head200.00–560.0044111
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450438769.62/head400.00–900.0077014
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5971
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–6005651,123.37/head970.00–1,325.001,1237
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,1501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–9008721,817.50/head1,525.00–1,925.001,81812
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4150–200196235.00/head235.00–235.002354
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4700–750725725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4350–400390105.00/cwt105.00–105.004102
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0401
HeifersSelect and Choice1,140146.41/cwt143.00–150.001,6692
HeifersSelect1,035120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,2471
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,17989.26/cwt85.00–91.001,0527
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,886115.66/cwt110.00–119.002,1814
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,469118.17/cwt114.00–123.501,73614
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,250107.60/cwt104.00–113.001,34515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,6491
Dairy SteersLarge 3100–150120100.00/cwt100.00–100.001201
Dairy Bulls1,675145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4291
Dairy HeifersChoice1,318137.99/cwt135.00–143.501,8195
Bulls1,858147.76/cwt145.00–150.002,7453
Dairy SteersChoice1,440145.59/cwt144.00–147.002,0962
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,528110.68/cwt106.50–113.501,6919
Bred HeifersApproved9701,873.75/head1,650.00–2,075.001,8743

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.