Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	170	136	339
Feeder cattle	43	15	201
Slaughter cattle	126	121	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. A good selection of slaughter Holstein heifers today and prices were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,244	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1530	1203	85-90%	13	55.00–67.50	$59.40	$715	—
785–1530	1227	85-90%	21	69.00–79.50	$74.61	$915	-3.94
1015–1675	1318	85-90%	26	80.00–90.50	$85.97	$1,133	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1470	1433	80-85%	3	104.00–108.00	$105.33	$1,509	—
1200–1770	1555	80-85%	21	93.00–103.50	$97.72	$1,520	—
1610–1745	1678	80-85%	2	87.00–89.50	$88.30	$1,482	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750–2020	1855	75-80%	10	94.00–103.50	$100.02	$1,855	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1720	1617	3	112.00–120.00	$117.23	$1,896	—

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
275	275	1	280.00	$280.00	—
691	691	3	950.00	$950.00	—
755–794	790	15	700.00–1,225.00	$1,157.03	—
858	858	8	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1250	1180	2	101.00–110.00	$105.77	$1,248	—
1175–1315	1248	5	117.00–125.00	$120.97	$1,510	—
1565–1610	1588	2	140.50–142.50	$141.49	$2,247	+44.89

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	65.00	$65.00	$182	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,412	+13.00
1175–1540	1341	4	128.00–135.00	$130.95	$1,756	—
1670–1965	1781	5	154.50–158.50	$156.57	$2,789	—
1915	1915	1	162.00	$162.00	$3,102	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	112.50	$112.50	$338	—
925	925	1	92.50	$92.50	$856	—

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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.