Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-10-01

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 1
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
130 head
11 vs last sale 119 23 vs year ago 153 · 15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady while slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,395174.882,4403thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,525168.502,5701thin
BullsAverage1,520155.422,3622thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,948126.782,4702thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,655122.002,0191thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,950151.002,9451thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,505123.231,85510
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,889108.512,0493thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,258101.801,28057
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,305149.001,9441thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,415137.751,9492thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,731164.572,8494thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,640158.262,5952thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,384178.822,47514
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,393172.342,4014thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,604177.372,8455thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,520155.42/cwt153.00–158.002,3622
Dairy Bulls1,950151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,9451
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,525168.50/cwt168.50–168.502,5701
Dairy HeifersChoice1,305149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9441
HeifersSelect and Choice1,393172.34/cwt170.00–173.502,4014
HeifersChoice1,384178.82/cwt175.00–184.002,47514
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,17191.67/cwt85.00–96.001,07317
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,890102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,9281
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,640158.26/cwt157.50–159.002,5952
Dairy SteersChoice1,731164.57/cwt162.50–166.502,8494
SteersChoice1,604177.37/cwt173.00–181.502,8455
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,415137.75/cwt137.50–138.001,9492
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,553128.25/cwt128.00–128.501,9922
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,346112.80/cwt108.00–118.001,51815
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,493121.98/cwt116.50–126.001,8218
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,264102.08/cwt97.00–107.001,29025
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,888111.77/cwt110.00–113.502,1102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,948126.78/cwt126.00–127.502,4702
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,395174.88/cwt170.00–179.002,4403
CowsBoner 80-85%1,655122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,0191

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.