Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	369	160	138
Feeder cattle	264	38	23
Slaughter cattle	99	122	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, both slaughter Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending higher while slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower and slaughter Holstein bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparison are available because of light receipts. Today was the monthly feeder calf sale and a good offering of Holstein heifers was noted with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,597	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	120.50	$120.50	$1,247	—
1110–1170	1140	2	143.00–150.00	$146.41	$1,669	—
1285	1285	1	168.50	$168.50	$2,165	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	80-85%	1	123.50	$123.50	$1,649	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–2100	1858	3	145.00–150.00	$147.76	$2,745	—

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	985.00	$985.00
915–1055	970	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00–2,075.00	$1,873.75
1035	1035	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,077	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,040	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,429	+16.94

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1375	1179	85-90%	7	85.00–91.00	$89.26	$1,052	—
910–1715	1250	85-90%	15	104.00–113.00	$107.60	$1,345	+3.62
975–1650	1260	85-90%	13	95.00–102.00	$97.99	$1,235	-5.99
1125–1720	1469	80-85%	14	114.00–123.50	$118.17	$1,736	+0.08
1170–1740	1528	80-85%	9	106.50–113.50	$110.68	$1,691	-16.17
1775–2065	1886	75-80%	4	110.00–119.00	$115.66	$2,181	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
158–191	175	8	525.00–550.00	$536.32	—
209–245	220	30	275.00–535.00	$491.18	—
250–295	268	11	200.00–560.00	$440.87	—
322–325	323	3	400.00–685.00	$589.41	-235.59
355–395	365	15	475.00–625.00	$543.41	—
405–448	438	14	400.00–900.00	$769.62	—
455–480	469	6	500.00–975.00	$755.44	—
506–545	523	20	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,156.75	—
562–570	565	7	970.00–1,325.00	$1,123.37	—
615–646	635	17	785.00–1,400.00	$1,272.55	—
690	690	1	935.00	$935.00	—
700	700	4	1,050.00–1,675.00	$1,381.25	—
747 value added	747	21	1,935.00	$1,935.00	—
771–779	777	13	1,775.00–1,800.00	$1,780.72	—
801–830	805	8	1,000.00–1,810.00	$1,705.56	—
865–875	872	12	1,525.00–1,925.00	$1,817.50	—
1000–1010	1005	2	1,375.00–1,975.00	$1,673.51	+248.51
1062	1062	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1150	1150	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
196	196	4	235.00	$235.00	—
725	725	2	725.00	$725.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1415	1318	5	135.00–143.50	$137.99	$1,819	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	100.00	$100.00	$120	—
175	175	1	200.00	$200.00	$350	—
270–290	276	5	140.00–235.00	$204.83	$565	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1525	1440	2	144.00–147.00	$145.59	$2,096	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	105.00	$105.00	$410	—

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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.