Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-05-24

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 24
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
127 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 127▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher based on light receipts. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,638109.671,7973thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72686.131,4868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44282.961,19621
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29572.0693358
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,387122.941,7058thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346114.631,5434thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,260140.001,7641thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290133.361,7203thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253124.071,5552thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,495146.002,1831thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,381141.021,9477thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310131.121,7183thin

Every lot

20 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,310131.12/cwt127.00–134.501,7183
Steers—Choice1,381141.02/cwt135.50–145.501,9477
Steers—Choice and Prime1,495146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,253124.07/cwt123.00–125.501,5552
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,260140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7641
Heifers—Choice1,290133.36/cwt130.00–137.001,7203
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12079.00/cwt79.00–79.008851
Bulls——1,400114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5961
Bulls——2,395136.00/cwt136.00–136.003,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15564.10/cwt61.00–66.007409
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31772.40/cwt67.00–77.0095442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34380.28/cwt78.00–86.001,0787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38176.32/cwt74.00–78.001,0544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39593.19/cwt90.50–96.001,3002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42893.53/cwt92.00–95.001,3362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46083.32/cwt79.00–88.501,21615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74486.66/cwt83.50–89.001,5114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,02078.02/cwt77.50–78.501,5762
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,346114.63/cwt109.00–117.001,5434
Dairy Steers—Choice1,387122.94/cwt120.00–129.001,7058

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.