Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-07-30

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 30
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
100 head
30 vs last sale 130 32 vs year ago 132 · 24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher while Holstein dairy steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Both slaughter heifers and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Dairy cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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
BullsAverage2,275149.003,3901thin
Dairy BullsLow77599.007672thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,386132.451,83521
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,838132.142,4292thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,149112.861,29746
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,580165.292,6123thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,315122.001,6041thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,604162.082,6004thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,245193.792,4133thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,265197.332,4964thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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%1,06798.48/cwt94.00–105.001,0519
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,406126.96/cwt124.00–129.001,7857
Dairy Bulls77599.00/cwt97.50–100.007672
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,233119.61/cwt116.50–126.501,47520
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,210144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7421
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,388134.51/cwt129.50–139.501,86713
Dairy SteersChoice1,604162.08/cwt160.00–164.002,6004
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,093112.54/cwt107.00–116.001,23017
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,838132.14/cwt128.00–136.002,4292
Dairy HeifersChoice1,580165.29/cwt160.00–169.002,6123
SteersChoice1,265197.33/cwt193.00–203.502,4964
HeifersChoice1,245193.79/cwt190.50–197.502,4133
Dairy HeifersSelect1,315122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6041
Bulls2,275149.00/cwt149.00–149.003,3901

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.