Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-08-27

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 27
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
100 head
40 vs last sale 140 25 vs year ago 125 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein cows were 5.00 lower and slaughter Holstein bulls were 8.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week. An extreme heat wave hit the area which was a contributing factor to slower livestock movement this week.

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
Dairy BullsAverage1,707161.162,7503thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,520135.242,05515
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,882130.632,4588thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,372119.561,64049
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,055143.501,5141thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,195128.001,5301thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270139.061,7662thin

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 Bulls1,890165.74/cwt164.00–168.003,1322
Dairy HeifersSelect1,195128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5301
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,055143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,5141
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,270139.06/cwt138.00–140.001,7662
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,463135.75/cwt130.50–140.501,98610
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,895132.51/cwt129.00–135.502,5115
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,404117.22/cwt111.00–121.001,64621
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,780142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,5371
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,410127.72/cwt122.00–133.001,80120
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,540144.12/cwt142.00–146.502,2192
Dairy Bulls1,340152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0371
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,193105.33/cwt102.00–109.001,2578
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,900120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2802
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,695127.61/cwt125.00–129.002,1633

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.