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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Mar 8

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 141▲ 121 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. There will be no Topeka livestock or hay auctions on 3/15/22 as several horse auctions are taking place instead.

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 $111.43/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −352.15 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$111.43

5 head · 1,039 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.11

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	111.43	1,157	5thin

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 sale5 hd

111.43

—

IN average5 barns · 435 hd

135.54

−24.11

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−352.15

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	1,995	108.25	2,160	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,749	86.11	1,506	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	78.99	1,135	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,228	65.37	803	43
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	80.00	920	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,618	121.40	1,964	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	111.46	1,486	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,289	105.15	1,355	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	92.00	1,044	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	108.05/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,055	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,065	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	321	413.88/cwt	345.00–445.00	1,329	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	375	461.41/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,730	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	682	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,649	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,092	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,702	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,150	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	975	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	1,015	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,188	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,135	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,739	1
Bulls	—	—	2,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	47.71/cwt	44.00–50.00	518	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	61.44/cwt	56.00–67.00	720	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	72.63/cwt	68.00–76.50	951	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	79.28/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,108	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	86.08/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,284	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	67.89/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,014	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	89.72/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,511	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,786	81.39/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,454	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,150	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,289	105.15/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,355	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,333	111.46/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,486	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,618	121.40/cwt	117.50–126.50	1,964	6

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 141Year ago 0

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week. There will be no Topeka livestock or hay auctions on 3/15/22 as several horse auctions are taking place instead.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	108.00	108.00
3	—	976	100.00–112.00	108.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	325.00	325.00
1	—	570	335.00	335.00
1	—	1,150	1,030.00	1,030.00
2	—	682	535.00	535.00
4	—	1,092	980.00	980.00
14	—	375	430.00–470.00	461.41
15	—	321	345.00–445.00	413.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,005	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	100.50	100.50
1	—	2,260	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,398	74.50–84.50	79.28
10	—	1,492	85.00–88.00	86.08
7	—	1,494	64.00–71.00	67.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,684	86.50–95.00	89.72
1	—	1,835	108.00	108.00
10	—	1,786	74.00–84.50	81.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	44.00–50.00	47.71
19	—	1,172	56.00–67.00	61.44
20	—	1,309	68.00–76.50	72.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	117.50–126.50	121.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	95.00–110.00	105.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	111.00–112.00	111.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	92.00	92.00

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.