Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-05-14

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 14
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
20 head
9 vs last sale 11 260 vs year ago 280 · 92.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
5 vs last sale 121 14 vs year ago 112 · +12.5%
Replacement 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, both slaughter Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein Cows were 6.00 higher this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$215.00
1 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
37.45
vs IN average
55.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510215.001,0971thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
215.00
IN average3 barns · 24 hd
252.45
−37.45
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−55.00
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
BullsAverage2,165152.253,2962thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,985131.282,6063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255129.951,6313thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065104.251,1102thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,465126.661,85641
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,887121.572,2943thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,240107.181,33047
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,665150.552,5072thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,629163.822,66910
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,503152.422,2913thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,400166.002,3241thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220155.001,8911thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)975$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)741$1,3673thin

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
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,521136.93/cwt133.00–143.002,0836
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,780100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7801
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,940132.35/cwt128.50–136.502,5682
CowsLean 85-90%93590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255129.95/cwt126.00–135.001,6313
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,341116.68/cwt110.00–120.501,5657
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4091
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4600–650635900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4850–9008901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17271,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633209.88/cwt200.00–220.001,3292
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,985131.28/cwt128.00–135.002,6063
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700675162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0971
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250222285.00/cwt285.00–285.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0442
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5131
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,484126.95/cwt122.00–132.001,88428
CowsLean 85-90%1,195118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,4161
Bulls2,050144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,9521
Bulls2,280160.50/cwt160.50–160.503,6591
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,503152.42/cwt148.50–157.002,2913
Dairy SteersChoice1,629163.82/cwt159.50–168.502,66910
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,05093.60/cwt88.00–98.009835
HeifersChoice1,400166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3241
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,338114.56/cwt110.00–120.001,53318
Dairy HeifersChoice1,665150.55/cwt149.00–152.002,5072
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,207104.48/cwt100.00–109.001,26124
SteersSelect and Choice1,220155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8911

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.