Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-09-24

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 24
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
141 vs last sale 159 31 vs year ago 49 · 63.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
18 vs last sale 101 27 vs year ago 146 · 18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
4 vs last sale 2 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein dairy steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
300–400 lb steers averaged $270.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 220.00 against this barn's trailing median of $490.00.
Average price
$270.00
4 head · 326 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+29.06
vs IN average
52.49 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1326270.008804thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
270.00
IN average3 barns · 8 hd
240.94
+29.06
National average145 barns · 2,734 hd
322.49
−52.49
This barn, trailing median1 sales
490.00
−220.00
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
BullsAverage1,710135.002,3091thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225114.001,3971thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,535121.771,86916
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,863109.722,0444thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,309107.431,40666
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,573159.902,51510

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,7002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,250$1,8502thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150135230.00/cwt230.00–230.003111
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006052
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326270.00/cwt270.00–270.008804
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350326850.00/head850.00–850.008504
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0821,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bulls1,710135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3971
Dairy SteersChoice1,573159.90/cwt130.00–166.002,51510
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,863109.72/cwt100.00–118.002,0444
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,314108.34/cwt83.00–122.001,42464
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,14578.33/cwt77.50–79.008972
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,535121.77/cwt108.00–137.001,86916

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.