Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-01-04

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 4
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 86▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 103▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,813100.751,8262thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,80468.751,24013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38764.9690126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13252.1059033
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,755112.001,9661thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,710113.631,9435thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,468121.701,7873thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200105.511,2663thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,55486.091,3384thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,445125.701,8164thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352114.131,5435thin

Every lot

24 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327770.69/cwt70.00–71.001963
Dairy Steers—Large 342578.00/cwt78.00–78.003321
Dairy Steers—Large 389080.00/cwt80.00–80.007121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Dairy Heifers—Large 3763495.74/cwt420.00–570.003,7822
Dairy Heifers—Large 3813698.83/cwt680.00–735.005,6813
Dairy Heifers—Large 3860650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5901
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,352114.13/cwt111.50–116.501,5435
Steers—Choice1,445125.70/cwt122.50–128.501,8164
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,200105.51/cwt101.00–109.501,2663
Heifers—Choice1,468121.70/cwt118.50–124.001,7873
Heifers—Select1,55486.09/cwt80.00–90.501,3384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,8141
Bulls——2,00589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,7941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01543.54/cwt40.00–45.504427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16151.85/cwt46.50–56.5060218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16960.17/cwt57.00–67.007038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27278.17/cwt74.00–84.009943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32847.46/cwt42.00–51.506302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40964.74/cwt59.00–69.0091221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83367.06/cwt63.00–73.001,22912
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,710113.63/cwt112.50–115.001,9435
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,755112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9661

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.