Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-07-02

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 2
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
20 head
12 vs last sale 32 64 vs year ago 84 · 76.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
5 vs last sale 93 75 vs year ago 173 · 43.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower while slaughter Holstein bulls were trending higher this week based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.50/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$282.50
1 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+51.67
vs IN average
26.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535282.501,5111thin
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
282.50
IN average2 barns · 3 hd
230.83
+51.67
National average16 barns · 1,423 hd
309.26
−26.76
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
BullsLow1,523168.412,5667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,903146.742,7922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,480133.871,9824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low885115.001,0181thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,550160.292,4853thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,863135.242,5202thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,467132.841,94912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,195114.671,37032
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,125130.001,4631thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage855118.001,0091thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,685192.003,2351thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,380153.502,1181thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,270198.502,5211thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,258185.532,3342thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160174.262,0212thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,339197.202,6417thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,450185.002,6831thin

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
Bulls1,355157.15/cwt154.50–160.002,1292
Dairy Bulls1,595165.44/cwt164.00–167.002,6392
HeifersSelect and Choice1,160174.26/cwt174.00–174.502,0212
Dairy HeifersChoice1,125130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4631
HeifersChoice and Prime1,270198.50/cwt198.50–198.502,5211
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,685192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,2351
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250235325.00/head325.00–325.003251
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2091
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5111
Bulls1,571168.15/cwt165.00–173.002,6424
Bulls1,670192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,2061
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300274386.97/head375.00–400.003872
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350305534.49/head475.00–550.005345
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450435850.00/head850.00–850.008506
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800775775.00/head775.00–775.007752
HeifersChoice1,258185.53/cwt185.00–186.002,3342
SteersChoice1,339197.20/cwt193.00–200.002,6417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,465126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8461
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,472122.81/cwt119.00–125.001,8083
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,903146.74/cwt144.50–150.002,7922
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,863135.24/cwt134.50–136.002,5202
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,225125.74/cwt121.00–131.001,5409
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,403132.98/cwt127.50–137.001,8666
Dairy Bulls1,460150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1901
Dairy HeifersSelect855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388133.99/cwt130.50–138.001,8602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,680141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,3771
CowsLean 85-90%885115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0181
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,148101.06/cwt97.00–106.501,1609
SteersSelect and Choice1,450185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6831
Dairy SteersChoice1,380153.50/cwt153.50–153.502,1181
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,205116.31/cwt110.00–120.501,40214
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,590142.59/cwt139.50–144.502,2673

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.