Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-05-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 28
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
157 head
27 vs last sale 130 42 vs year ago 115 · +36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein steers were mostly steady and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower this week. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,424178.192,5379thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,402165.642,3223thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,600166.002,6561thin
BullsAverage1,510169.002,5521thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,686149.772,5244thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,463133.541,95337
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,828132.022,4145thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,290110.701,42845
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,315159.002,0911thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232145.721,7953thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage2,010170.503,4271thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,770166.522,9478thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305153.422,0024thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,175188.002,2091thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,322183.122,42110
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,423173.832,4743thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,350189.502,5581thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bulls1,510169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,5521
Dairy Bulls1,488142.97/cwt142.00–144.002,1272
HeifersChoice1,322183.12/cwt176.00–186.502,42110
SteersChoice1,350189.50/cwt189.50–189.502,5581
Dairy SteersChoice1,770166.52/cwt162.50–169.502,9478
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime2,010170.50/cwt170.50–170.503,4271
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,458144.95/cwt142.00–148.002,1136
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,850139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,5721
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,298119.28/cwt114.00–124.001,54821
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,23696.05/cwt90.00–100.001,1879
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,499127.35/cwt120.00–130.001,90915
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,232145.72/cwt142.00–148.501,7953
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,402165.64/cwt160.00–170.002,3223
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,430135.06/cwt130.50–140.001,93116
Dairy HeifersChoice1,315159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0911
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,424178.19/cwt174.50–184.002,5379
Dairy Bulls1,883156.56/cwt155.00–158.002,9482
HeifersChoice and Prime1,175188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2091
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,311107.49/cwt102.00–113.001,40915
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,823130.27/cwt126.50–133.002,3754
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,305153.42/cwt150.00–157.002,0024
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,600166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,6561
HeifersSelect and Choice1,423173.83/cwt171.00–175.502,4743

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.