Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-04-19

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 19
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 31▼ 196 vs year ago 272 · −72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 137▼ 42 vs year ago 151 · −27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on light receipts. No report is available on slaughter steers and

heifers. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on light receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $114.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$114.00
1 head · 760 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−31.38
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1760114.008661thin
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 sale1 hd
114.00
—
IN average5 barns · 287 hd
145.38
−31.38
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−95.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,15582.009471thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,78473.351,3089thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40772.301,01716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30361.5780255
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,411100.461,4175thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21392.031,1163thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,25075.009381thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,449116.261,6854thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,34094.001,2601thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,425115.501,6461thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,395127.001,7721thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1760114.00/cwt114.00–114.008661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 3465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3322369.85/cwt320.00–385.001,19112
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 434591.00/cwt91.00–91.003141
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Dairy Heifers—Large 3535560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,9961
Dairy Heifers—Large 3565561.55/cwt525.00–640.003,1734
Dairy Heifers—Large 3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.0077415
Dairy Heifers—Large 3633659.67/cwt510.00–750.004,17612
Dairy Heifers—Large 3665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Dairy Heifers—Large 3742880.00/cwt880.00–880.006,5302
Dairy Heifers—Large 3765960.00/cwt960.00–960.007,3442
Dairy Heifers—Large 38401,093.62/cwt1,090.00–1,110.009,18611
Dairy Heifers—Large 3885970.00/cwt970.00–970.008,5851
Dairy Heifers—Large 39231,156.52/cwt950.00–1,200.0010,67525
Dairy Heifers—Large 39601,147.94/cwt910.00–1,180.0011,02012
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,0261,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,3639
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 335596.00/cwt96.00–96.003412
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 442388.56/cwt87.00–90.003752
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy457111.00/cwt111.00–111.005075
Dairy Steers—Large 348598.00/cwt98.00–98.004751
Dairy Steers—Large 3530105.20/cwt94.00–107.005588
Dairy Steers—Large 355581.00/cwt81.00–81.004501
Dairy Steers—Large 3695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Dairy Steers—Large 384580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Dairy Steers—Large 390585.00/cwt85.00–85.007692
Dairy Steers—Large 395588.00/cwt88.00–88.008402
Dairy Steers—Large 31,04094.00/cwt94.00–94.009781
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,395127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7721
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,425115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,15582.00/cwt82.00–82.009471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23945.61/cwt40.00–50.005657
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28358.42/cwt53.00–62.0075018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33067.18/cwt63.50–71.5089330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38273.06/cwt69.50–79.001,01014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57388.38/cwt84.00–93.001,3902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58367.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84469.06/cwt68.00–70.001,2737
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,21392.03/cwt86.00–94.501,1163
Dairy Heifers—Select1,25075.00/cwt75.00–75.009381
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,411100.46/cwt95.00–105.001,4175
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,34094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2601
Dairy Steers—Choice1,449116.26/cwt114.00–117.501,6854

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.