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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 22

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Feb 8Feb 22Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 41 · −39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 97▼ 54 vs year ago 195 · −27.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −328.41 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$135.17

6 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.98

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	135.17	974	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

135.17

—

IN average4 barns · 410 hd

141.15

−5.98

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−328.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $230.37, median $463.58 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,728	108.27	1,871	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,643	74.28	1,220	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	70.91	947	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,196	57.16	684	42
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	92.10	1,265	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	83.00	1,071	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,315	71.11	935	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	103.27	1,452	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	91.93	1,138	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	149.72	2,388	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,750	130.00	2,275	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	107.82	1,450	4thin

Every lot

26 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	123.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	822	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,345	107.82/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,450	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,595	149.72/cwt	148.00–151.50	2,388	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	108.27/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,871	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	45.37/cwt	40.00–49.00	519	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	56.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	655	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	63.63/cwt	61.00–68.50	808	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	82.60/cwt	78.50–88.50	1,062	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	64.45/cwt	62.50–66.00	843	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	70.39/cwt	67.00–76.50	956	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	81.31/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,260	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	74.17/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,228	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	66.16/cwt	60.00–68.50	1,117	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,290	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,071	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,315	71.11/cwt	66.00–76.00	935	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,373	92.10/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,238	91.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,138	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,406	103.27/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,452	5

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Feb 22, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 97Year ago 195

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	340.00	340.00
3	—	430	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
2	—	663	121.00–127.00	123.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	103.00–112.00	108.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	60.00–68.50	66.16
23	—	1,655	69.00–79.00	74.17
5	—	1,550	79.50–84.00	81.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,270	61.00–68.50	63.63
7	—	1,143	40.00–49.00	45.37
20	—	1,160	50.00–60.00	56.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	78.50–88.50	82.60
9	—	1,308	62.50–66.00	64.45
23	—	1,358	67.00–76.50	70.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	66.00–76.00	71.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	89.00–96.00	92.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	99.00–108.00	103.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,238	90.00–95.00	91.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	148.00–151.50	149.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	101.00–114.00	107.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.