Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-01-25

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 25
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 27▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 125▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison available this week as auction was not covered 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—Average1,775102.051,8114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60872.711,16912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37667.2492523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24557.3471425
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,610109.501,7631thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,34094.671,2693thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,680114.481,9232thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,569106.341,6686thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,46594.681,3872thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,28587.081,1193thin

Every lot

21 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 Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007564
Dairy Heifers—Large 3375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561
Dairy Heifers—Large 3525424.86/cwt420.00–440.002,2314
Dairy Heifers—Large 3705590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,1604
Dairy Heifers—Large 3855790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,7553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6581
Bulls——1,87398.74/cwt95.50–104.001,8493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11046.88/cwt40.00–49.505205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16060.24/cwt60.00–60.506992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24363.63/cwt61.00–65.0079112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33154.44/cwt50.00–59.007258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37073.81/cwt73.50–74.001,0113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40166.92/cwt63.50–69.5093818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61072.32/cwt67.50–76.501,16411
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,28587.08/cwt85.00–89.001,1193
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,46594.68/cwt90.00–99.001,3872
Dairy Steers—Choice1,569106.34/cwt101.50–110.001,6686
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,680114.48/cwt113.50–115.501,9232
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,34094.67/cwt91.00–98.501,2693
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,610109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,7631

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.