Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	236	142	257
Feeder cattle	136	23	154
Slaughter cattle	97	115	103
Replacement cattle	1	4	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending lower and Holstein slaughter steers 2.00 lower, Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower 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
105–125	115	2	370.00–410.00	$388.26	$446	—
483	483	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,183	—
507	507	2	180.00	$180.00	$913	—
925	925	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,526	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,380	—
1095–1365	1230	2	165.00–169.00	$167.22	$2,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	260.00	$260.00	$728	—
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	$270	—
205	205	1	230.00	$230.00	$472	—
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,095	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1465	1248	85-90%	2	96.50–106.50	$102.37	$1,278	—
1295	1295	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$997	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1500	1365	80-85%	2	95.00–103.50	$98.83	$1,349	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	75-80%	1	103.50	$103.50	$1,806	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1670	1620	2	128.00–139.00	$133.67	$2,165	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1650	1297	85-90%	19	83.00–93.50	$87.86	$1,140	—
1195–1710	1357	85-90%	6	105.00–115.00	$108.90	$1,478	-5.18
1300–1490	1395	80-85%	2	126.50–127.00	$126.77	$1,768	+12.69
925–1610	1410	85-90%	17	94.00–104.00	$98.65	$1,391	+4.98
1250–1695	1512	80-85%	3	114.00–119.00	$115.55	$1,747	—
1450–1815	1676	80-85%	6	103.00–108.00	$105.37	$1,766	—
1775	1775	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,024	—
1795–1890	1850	75-80%	4	102.50–112.00	$107.52	$1,989	—
1970	1970	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,970	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	450.00	$450.00	—
220–225	222	7	225.00–750.00	$452.89	—
260–270	267	23	200.00–850.00	$779.07	—
304	304	8	650.00	$650.00	—
365–380	369	4	675.00–800.00	$767.80	—
497	497	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
500–525	513	2	350.00–625.00	$484.15	—
565	565	1	600.00	$600.00	—
591 value added	591	21	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
625–630	628	2	775.00–1,000.00	$887.05	—
652	652	2	975.00	$975.00	—
695 value added	695	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
705	705	4	625.00–1,000.00	$812.50	—
747 value added	747	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
854–870 value added	863	22	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
895	895	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
910	910	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
962	962	2	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1015	1015	4	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,552	—
1195–1575	1385	2	143.00–150.00	$146.02	$2,022	—
1455	1455	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,964	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1575	1453	2	146.50–147.50	$147.04	$2,136	-7.75
1450–1805	1601	5	156.50–164.00	$159.95	$2,561	-2.77

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	205.00	$205.00	$451	—
328	328	3	185.00	$185.00	$607	—
420	420	1	145.00	$145.00	$609	—

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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.