Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	324	170	126
Feeder cattle	182	43	19
Slaughter cattle	134	126	104
Replacement cattle	2	—	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	145.00	$145.00	$906	—
900	900	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,359	—
1050	1050	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,522	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	—
455–475	465	2	127.50–135.00	$131.33	$611	—
592	592	2	135.00	$135.00	$799	—
636	636	3	139.00	$139.00	$884	—
695	695	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,049	—
785	785	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,091	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1565	1180	85-90%	22	73.00–83.00	$78.45	$926	—
920–1565	1225	85-90%	7	58.00–68.00	$64.03	$784	-10.58
885–1650	1317	85-90%	25	84.00–94.00	$89.07	$1,173	+3.10

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1690	1504	80-85%	14	89.00–99.50	$95.21	$1,432	—
1240–1710	1524	80-85%	14	101.00–114.00	$107.06	$1,632	—
1395–1700	1548	80-85%	2	125.00–127.00	$125.90	$1,949	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715–1910	1821	75-80%	13	102.50–109.50	$107.00	$1,948	—
1825	1825	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,080	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1670	1465	2	98.00–111.00	$103.59	$1,518	—
1670–1675	1673	2	121.00–129.00	$125.01	$2,091	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350–1550	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	79.00–106.00	$93.43	$1,355

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1005	898	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,675.00	$1,267.39

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
193	193	14	375.00	$375.00	—
226–240	229	5	280.00–350.00	$335.31	—
265–287	280	13	310.00–450.00	$396.32	+116.32
362–392	380	8	400.00–475.00	$440.86	—
410	410	3	525.00	$525.00	—
472–474	474	8	500.00–610.00	$582.59	—
505–544	534	13	575.00–675.00	$614.70	—
565	565	1	310.00	$310.00	—
626	626	3	900.00	$900.00	—
672–698	688	5	675.00–875.00	$796.82	-153.18
730	730	7	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
790	790	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+117.97
802–836	821	16	985.00–1,375.00	$1,151.65	—
852	852	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+50.00
907–948	941	12	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,401.82	—
1015	1015	9	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1105–1137	1126	3	1,385.00–1,525.00	$1,430.78	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1760	1321	6	120.00–129.00	$124.77	$1,648	—
1315–1530	1438	3	130.00–141.00	$136.97	$1,970	—
1550	1550	1	145.50	$145.50	$2,255	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–247	241	3	90.00–125.00	$113.88	$274	—
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	+7.50
405–442	430	3	125.00–128.00	$125.94	$542	—
515	515	1	105.00	$105.00	$541	—
805	805	1	112.50	$112.50	$906	—
985	985	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,320	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1560	1490	2	129.50–137.00	$133.43	$1,988	—
1440–1680	1567	8	147.50–157.50	$152.64	$2,392	—

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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.