Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	513	124	451
Feeder cattle	386	20	281
Slaughter cattle	126	104	170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein cows were 8.00 higher. Both slaughter Holstein dairy steers and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers and slaughter Holstein bulls were both trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1325	1255	3	148.00–154.50	$150.43	$1,888	—
1005–1615	1291	7	155.50–165.00	$158.52	$2,046	—
1115–1570	1341	7	179.50–187.50	$183.01	$2,454	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	175.00	$175.00	$578	—
465	465	1	202.50	$202.50	$942	—
505	505	1	115.00	$115.00	$581	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1300	1245	2	175.00–181.00	$178.13	$2,218	—
1205–1270	1247	3	154.00–158.00	$155.97	$1,945	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
153	153	3	240.00	$240.00	$367	—
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	142.50	$142.50	$876	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	80-85%	1	134.50	$134.50	$1,970	—
1380–1690	1558	80-85%	4	122.00–131.00	$126.41	$1,969	—

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	141.50	$141.50	$1,769	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1800–1965	1883	2	143.00–148.00	$145.39	$2,738	-0.54

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1635	1277	85-90%	23	107.00–117.50	$112.80	$1,440	+21.31
1310	1310	80-85%	1	136.50	$136.50	$1,788	+23.97
1035–1710	1315	85-90%	10	95.00–105.50	$100.32	$1,319	-12.21
1105–1715	1441	85-90%	17	118.00–128.00	$122.79	$1,769	—
1260–1770	1470	80-85%	11	124.00–133.50	$128.93	$1,895	+7.81
1420–1780	1600	80-85%	2	113.00–117.50	$115.50	$1,848	—
1770–1950	1835	75-80%	4	117.00–125.00	$120.07	$2,203	+9.66
1815–1960	1870	75-80%	3	110.00–113.50	$111.95	$2,093	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
141 value added	141	19	625.00	$625.00	—
295	295	3	525.00	$525.00	—
325	325	1	450.00	$450.00	—
397 value added	397	2	850.00	$850.00	—
400–435	409	4	375.00–675.00	$558.49	—
480–482	481	6	335.00–600.00	$463.52	—
495 value added	495	7	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
508–528 value added	516	28	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,285.32	—
510–540	527	10	635.00–875.00	$808.70	—
565–590 value added	577	52	1,200.00–1,510.00	$1,454.86	—
580–597	588	6	500.00–1,050.00	$923.43	—
600–630	615	4	425.00–910.00	$651.12	-223.88
642–645 value added	643	28	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,323.29	—
650–675	654	9	675.00–1,050.00	$995.73	+370.73
654 value added	654	6	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
720–730	723	3	925.00–1,135.00	$995.65	—
761–789 value added	776	24	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,805.06	—
819	819	13	819.00	$819.00	+109.00
819–840 value added	830	42	1,775.00–2,225.00	$2,081.93	—
852–895	873	16	1,425.00–1,700.00	$1,626.84	+526.84
902–947	923	11	1,225.00–1,700.00	$1,547.60	—
1107	1107	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1130	1120	2	133.00–134.50	$133.76	$1,498	—

Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	1	750.00	$750.00	—
845	845	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	177	5	215.00–260.00	$234.75	$416	-90.25
268	268	3	165.00	$165.00	$442	—
338	338	6	150.00	$150.00	$507	—
405	405	5	140.00	$140.00	$567	-35.00
537	537	2	147.50	$147.50	$792	—
610–642	631	3	120.00–135.00	$124.83	$788	—
680–685	683	2	140.00–155.00	$147.47	$1,007	—
800–845	823	2	130.00–155.00	$142.16	$1,170	—
1150	1150	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,552	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1510	1472	3	137.00–145.50	$140.42	$2,067	—
1310–1680	1541	4	160.00–165.50	$163.27	$2,516	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	130.00	$130.00	$416	—
420–430	425	2	85.00–120.00	$102.29	$435	—
657	657	2	120.00	$120.00	$788	—

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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.