Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2024-11-19

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
234 vs last sale 36 88 vs year ago 182 · +48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
7 vs last sale 96 31 vs year ago 134 · 23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter Holstein cows were 12.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$210.00
2 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,138
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
2.38
vs IN average
57.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542210.001,1382thin
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 sale2 hd
210.00
IN average3 barns · 28 hd
212.38
−2.38
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−57.05
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
BullsAverage985120.081,1837thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,323118.191,5645thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,815107.391,9492thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30094.001,2221thin
Dairy BullsLow1,235103.001,2721thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,555116.411,8109thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,842116.082,1383thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,347102.431,38029
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,380138.911,9175thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,259127.431,6047thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,413119.051,6823thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,595157.352,5105thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,211144.031,7446thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238177.502,1972thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190158.001,8801thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,298141.801,8412thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls817113.97/cwt111.00–116.009313
Bulls1,460141.03/cwt137.00–145.002,0592
HeifersSelect1,298141.80/cwt140.00–144.001,8412
Dairy HeifersSelect1,413119.05/cwt117.00–120.001,6823
HeifersSelect and Choice1,190158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8801
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,211144.03/cwt140.00–147.001,7446
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550542210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1382
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305285.00/cwt285.00–285.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416160.00/cwt160.00–160.006663
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450412275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1332
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4850–900860115.00/cwt115.00–115.009891
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250230642.55/head625.00–650.006437
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250217260.47/cwt195.00–285.005657
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–9509071,316.54/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3173
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400370689.16/head650.00–750.0068910
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–7006521,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added750–8007772,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00031
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–7507311,247.07/head1,175.00–1,325.001,24715
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–6506201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1259
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added900–9509262,086.74/head2,000.00–2,150.002,08725
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added450–5004931,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,35015
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900852125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0652
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508151,557.12/head1,050.00–1,750.001,55711
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added500–5505201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,37514
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500476181.26/cwt125.00–205.008634
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,599113.74/cwt107.00–117.001,8195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6711
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,26093.55/cwt89.00–97.001,17912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,469114.16/cwt110.00–119.001,6778
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,356103.84/cwt98.00–108.001,4089
CowsLean 85-90%1,30094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2221
HeifersChoice1,238177.50/cwt175.50–179.502,1972
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,858119.12/cwt115.00–123.002,2132
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,259127.43/cwt123.00–132.001,6047
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,810110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,815107.39/cwt104.00–110.501,9492
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,445127.00/cwt122.50–131.001,8353
Dairy Bulls1,235103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2721
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,66598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6321
Bulls763108.28/cwt107.50–109.008262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,333115.24/cwt111.00–120.001,5364
Dairy SteersChoice1,595157.35/cwt154.50–162.502,5105
Dairy HeifersChoice1,380138.91/cwt135.50–142.501,9175
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,0851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300272698.26/head550.00–750.0069815
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450410762.35/head750.00–775.007622
Dairy HeifersLarge 3150–200155550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–8007781,658.13/head1,400.00–1,850.001,65814
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,1751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009968
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300256220.00/cwt220.00–220.005633
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–9008811,517.44/head1,110.00–1,700.001,5179
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,0101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7006
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600573935.03/head850.00–975.009353
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–5004701,047.42/head800.00–1,075.001,04717

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.