Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-04-12

Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 12

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 17▲ 5 vs year ago 26 · +19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 121▼ 10 vs year ago 147 · −6.8%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on light receipts. No report is available on slaughter steers and heifers. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher 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	—	High	1,597	106.51	1,701	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,776	81.15	1,441	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	74.21	1,092	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,232	64.01	788	48
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	89.00	1,202	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	940	77.67	730	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	120.56	1,863	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,434	112.58	1,614	4thin

Every lot

27 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 Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	457	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,239	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	645	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,741	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	705	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,358	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	875	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,750	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	975	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,288	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,045	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,405	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	386	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	111.23/cwt	98.00–124.00	623	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	108.25/cwt	108.00–109.00	655	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,521	116.34/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,567	91.92/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,440	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	107.39/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,800	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	51.08/cwt	47.00–55.00	566	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	63.67/cwt	58.00–67.00	779	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	70.29/cwt	68.50–73.00	917	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.50	1,099	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	64.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	953	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	75.06/cwt	70.50–79.00	1,114	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	83.91/cwt	81.50–90.00	1,343	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	107.60/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,915	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,863	73.15/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,363	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,434	112.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,614	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,545	120.56/cwt	117.50–127.50	1,863	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	940	77.67/cwt	76.00–79.00	730	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,350	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,202	1

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 17Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 121Year ago 147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	425.00	425.00
1	—	705	760.00	760.00
1	—	1,045	900.00	900.00
1	—	335	320.00	320.00
4	—	457	490.00	490.00
1	—	975	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	108.00–109.00	108.25
1	—	460	84.00	84.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
2	—	560	98.00–124.00	111.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	112.00–120.00	116.34
5	—	1,676	103.00–111.00	107.39
3	—	1,567	90.00–95.50	91.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,484	70.50–79.00	75.06
4	—	1,476	60.00–68.00	64.58
3	—	1,365	80.00–81.50	80.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	106.00–109.00	107.60
8	—	1,863	68.00–77.50	73.15
4	—	1,601	81.50–90.00	83.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,305	68.50–73.00	70.29
5	—	1,108	47.00–55.00	51.08
31	—	1,223	58.00–67.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	110.00–116.00	112.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,545	117.50–127.50	120.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	76.00–79.00	77.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	89.00	89.00

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.