Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	131	148	138
Feeder cattle	32	15	23
Slaughter cattle	99	133	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein steers were 8.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 lower based on a limited comparison while slaughter Holstein bulls were 11.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 8.00 lower this week while slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	164.50	$164.50	$2,064	—
1700–1850	1775	2	175.00–176.50	$175.78	$3,120	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	210.00	$210.00	$588	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	—
565	565	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,469	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,500	—
920–1595	1258	2	155.50–157.50	$156.23	$1,965	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1035	940	85-90%	2	85.00–93.00	$88.60	$833	—
1230–1370	1305	85-90%	3	99.50–105.00	$102.94	$1,343	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1040	978	80-85%	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,203	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1840	1840	75-80%	1	127.50	$127.50	$2,346	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2070	2070	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,774	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,993	-22.50
2195–2265	2230	2	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$3,111	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1735	1230	85-90%	9	85.00–95.00	$92.53	$1,138	—
995–1640	1281	85-90%	15	96.00–107.00	$102.68	$1,315	+1.32
1080–1635	1394	85-90%	13	108.50–118.00	$113.38	$1,581	—
1430	1430	80-85%	1	109.50	$109.50	$1,566	—
1330–1750	1553	80-85%	13	115.00–124.00	$119.91	$1,862	—
1670	1670	80-85%	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$2,146	—
1830	1830	75-80%	1	131.50	$131.50	$2,406	—
1795–1960	1877	75-80%	3	119.00–127.50	$122.88	$2,306	-9.16
2125	2125	75-80%	1	115.50	$115.50	$2,454	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,614	—
1575–1685	1630	2	154.50–156.50	$155.47	$2,534	+10.02

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1005	1005	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	190.00	$190.00	$904	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,720	—
1476–1575	1524	3	149.00–157.50	$152.25	$2,320	+12.25

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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.