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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 5

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 14 · +21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 140▼ 13 vs year ago 134 · −9.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on light receipts. Heifers were trending higher but not enough to make a good comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on light receipts.

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	1,476	96.78	1,429	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	83.41	1,445	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	76.33	1,055	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	67.21	816	51
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	102.23	1,368	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	94.00	1,250	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	115.39	1,750	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,055	75.32	795	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	128.50	1,587	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,195	123.00	1,470	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	860	698.84/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,010	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	293	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	382	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	496	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,195	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,235	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	890	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	104.05/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	66.01/cwt	60.00–70.00	799	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	55.53/cwt	50.00–59.00	677	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	73.48/cwt	70.50–77.50	896	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	77.31/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,058	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	68.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	969	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,238	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	91.44/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,525	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,744	82.62/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,441	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,260	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,250	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	102.23/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,368	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,055	75.32/cwt	70.00–80.00	795	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,517	115.39/cwt	109.50–119.50	1,750	3

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 140Year ago 134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	600.00–800.00	698.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
3	—	215	120.00	120.00
3	—	496	119.00	119.00
7	—	293	130.00–131.00	130.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	102.50–106.00	104.05
1	—	890	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,595	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	84.00–88.00	85.96
5	—	1,413	65.00–70.00	68.55
20	—	1,368	72.00–82.00	77.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,744	77.00–87.00	82.62
5	—	1,668	89.00–94.00	91.44
2	—	1,800	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,210	60.00–70.00	66.01
18	—	1,220	70.50–77.50	73.48
7	—	1,219	50.00–59.00	55.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	97.00–105.00	102.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	109.50–119.50	115.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	70.00–80.00	75.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	123.00	123.00

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.