Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-08-09

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 9
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 26 vs year ago 38 · −68.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 114▼ 10 vs year ago 130 · −7.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparison data is available because of 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 $135.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$135.00
1 head · 260 lb average
Value per head Derived
$351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.97
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1260135.003511thin
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
135.00
—
IN average4 barns · 208 hd
146.97
−11.97
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−74.61
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—Low1,515113.101,7144thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68690.001,51815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41485.191,20534
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19669.6583346
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,145120.001,3742thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,593128.802,0524thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,285129.001,6581thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,343140.091,8812thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)—1,000$7851thin

Every lot

22 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 1260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3244190.36/cwt150.00–200.004645
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Dairy Steers—Large 3640133.00/cwt133.00–133.008513
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,343140.09/cwt137.00–143.501,8812
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,285129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,8561
Bulls——1,450102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4791
Bulls——1,580111.21/cwt108.00–114.001,7572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10359.47/cwt55.00–65.0065612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21770.96/cwt66.50–76.0086427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27382.02/cwt78.00–87.501,0447
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363102.74/cwt98.00–108.501,4002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39384.32/cwt79.00–88.501,17525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41190.94/cwt89.50–93.001,2837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64992.36/cwt87.00–97.001,5238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,69075.96/cwt75.00–77.001,2842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,87581.14/cwt78.00–83.001,5215
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,593128.80/cwt124.50–130.502,0524
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,145120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3742
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Approved1,000785.00/head785.00–785.007851

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.