Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	274	150	141
Feeder cattle	143	20	7
Slaughter cattle	130	126	115
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Both slaughter heifers and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1495	1423	3	185.00–193.50	$190.12	$2,705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,556	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1130	1105	2	175.00–176.00	$175.49	$1,939	—
1245–1585	1415	2	185.00–188.50	$186.54	$2,640	+20.54
1435	1435	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,770	+27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,341	—

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
472	472	2	825.00	$825.00	—
693	693	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720	1720	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,804	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2225	2225	1	150.00	$150.00	$3,338	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1475	1134	85-90%	7	95.00–105.50	$102.50	$1,162	—
1265–1305	1285	80-85%	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,632	—
1090–1735	1293	85-90%	16	109.00–118.00	$113.46	$1,467	—
1005–1550	1342	85-90%	15	119.00–129.00	$124.18	$1,666	+7.50
1205–1595	1408	80-85%	4	140.00–143.00	$140.75	$1,982	—
1295–1770	1507	80-85%	20	129.00–139.50	$133.38	$2,010	-3.55
1740–1765	1753	75-80%	2	142.00–143.00	$142.50	$2,498	+42.50
1745–1880	1805	75-80%	3	133.00–138.50	$136.36	$2,461	—
1890	1890	75-80%	1	127.50	$127.50	$2,410	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
255	255	1	575.00	$575.00	—
345	345	1	700.00	$700.00	—
353–378	364	7	675.00–725.00	$702.73	—
432	432	7	825.00	$825.00	—
467–475	470	3	775.00–875.00	$841.29	—
517–525	520	9	700.00–1,125.00	$962.85	—
565	565	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
618	618	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
662–675	666	7	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,189.48	—
720–742	733	7	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,252.65	—
785	785	2	900.00–1,225.00	$1,062.50	—
801 fancy	801	10	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
861	861	5	1,610.00	$1,610.00	—
878 fancy	878	17	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
922–925	923	3	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,424.84	—
946 fancy	946	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1025	1025	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1100	1100	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1270	1163	3	138.00–146.00	$143.22	$1,666	—
1355–1455	1405	2	136.00–138.00	$137.04	$1,925	—
1330–1540	1458	3	151.00–157.50	$155.17	$2,262	—

Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
295	295	1	215.00	$215.00	—
575	575	1	700.00	$700.00	—
635	635	1	750.00	$750.00	-150.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,487	—
1315–1540	1414	9	154.00–161.00	$157.46	$2,226	—
1480–1870	1568	14	163.00–172.50	$167.17	$2,621	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	175.00	$175.00	$989	—
655	655	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	—
725	725	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,124	—

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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.