Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	137	257	89
Feeder cattle	36	84	12
Slaughter cattle	101	173	77

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data is available this week because there was no auction last week because of the July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	117.50	$117.50	$405	—
800	800	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,096	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	152.50	$152.50	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1740	1380	80-85%	15	97.00–107.00	$101.76	$1,404	—
1205–1710	1398	80-85%	11	85.00–95.50	$91.41	$1,278	—
1095–1620	1418	80-85%	8	108.00–118.00	$111.09	$1,575	+23.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1185	1008	85-90%	4	60.00–69.00	$62.39	$629	—
860–1620	1178	85-90%	11	74.00–84.00	$80.64	$950	—
835–1690	1187	85-90%	15	85.00–95.00	$88.57	$1,051	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1810	1658	75-80%	2	116.00–118.50	$117.37	$1,946	—
1730	1730	75-80%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,609	—
1745–1940	1858	75-80%	4	100.00–109.50	$105.25	$1,956	+15.64

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
826	826	5	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
880	880	1	870.00	$870.00	—
962	962	14	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1390	1223	2	122.00–124.00	$123.14	$1,506	—
1410	1410	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,974	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,357	—
1250–1350	1287	3	134.50–138.00	$136.87	$1,762	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	87.50	$87.50	$433	—
765	765	1	102.00	$102.00	$780	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.