Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-06-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 28
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 134▼ 33 vs year ago 98 · −33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 112▼ 4 vs year ago 143 · −2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy steers were 2.00 higher with a light offering today. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$119.00
1 head · 810 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−24.94
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2810119.009641thin
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
119.00
—
IN average3 barns · 159 hd
143.94
−24.94
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−90.61
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—Average1,743123.782,1574thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62094.801,53626
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41484.531,19529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20471.2785855
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16598.001,1421thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,15080.009201thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,735133.502,3161thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,637128.602,10512
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389115.021,5985thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,275102.641,3093thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)—1,249$1,2917
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)—972$1,0515

Every lot

34 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 1-2810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-245094.00/cwt94.00–94.004231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3188220.00/head220.00–220.002209
Dairy Heifers—Large 3331425.00/head425.00–425.004254
Dairy Heifers—Large 3525485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Dairy Heifers—Large 3565400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Dairy Heifers—Large 3700525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Dairy Heifers—Large 3905800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332095.00/cwt95.00–95.003041
Dairy Steers—Large 351098.00/cwt98.00–98.005002
Dairy Steers—Large 360891.00/cwt91.00–91.005533
Dairy Steers—Large 3776103.71/cwt102.00–109.008054
Dairy Steers—Large 3865105.00/cwt105.00–105.009081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5241
Bulls——1,830130.71/cwt127.50–135.002,3923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12654.25/cwt50.00–60.006118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19169.14/cwt65.00–74.0082321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23878.23/cwt75.00–85.0096826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36393.66/cwt92.00–95.501,2772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38477.73/cwt70.00–80.001,0767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42985.99/cwt81.00–90.001,22920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57894.12/cwt89.50–99.001,48518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,667102.87/cwt100.00–106.001,7155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79385.40/cwt82.00–88.501,5313
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,275102.64/cwt96.00–107.001,3093
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,389115.02/cwt110.00–120.001,5985
Dairy Steers—Choice1,637128.60/cwt123.50–133.502,10512
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,735133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,15080.00/cwt80.00–80.009201
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,16598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Approved9721,050.58/head1,000.00–1,210.001,0515
Bred Heifers—Approved1,2341,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2906
Bred Heifers—Supreme1,3401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.