Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-08-30

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 30
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 36▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 123▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 5.00 lower while slaughter bulls were trending higher 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 $137.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −72.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$137.00
2 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−15.95
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492137.006742thin
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 sale2 hd
137.00
—
IN average5 barns · 443 hd
152.95
−15.95
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−72.61
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—Average1,556111.471,7356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62586.951,41312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45982.781,20828
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25263.4979544
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,355104.041,4102thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16890.521,0574thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,12077.328663thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,533118.771,8213thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178106.611,2562thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,340139.001,8631thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,065120.001,2782thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425147.502,1021thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,325140.941,8675thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165124.501,4501thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,515$1,4251thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492137.00/cwt137.00–137.006742
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3735650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,165124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,4501
Steers—Choice1,325140.94/cwt136.00–146.001,8675
Steers—Choice and Prime1,425147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,1021
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,065120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2782
Heifers—Choice1,340139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36896.57/cwt94.00–98.501,3212
Bulls——1,525110.63/cwt108.00–113.001,6872
Bulls——1,775127.22/cwt124.00–131.002,2582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20853.97/cwt50.00–59.0065216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22165.46/cwt60.00–70.5079918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37875.17/cwt71.50–81.501,03610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42376.29/cwt74.50–78.501,0863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46183.09/cwt79.00–87.001,21423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54895.66/cwt92.00–99.001,4812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63186.58/cwt83.50–90.001,4127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66382.02/cwt81.00–82.501,3643
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,12077.32/cwt75.00–82.008663
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,16890.52/cwt86.00–95.001,0574
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,355104.04/cwt100.00–107.501,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,178106.61/cwt105.00–108.001,2562
Dairy Steers—Choice1,533118.77/cwt115.00–121.001,8213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 190799.00/cwt99.00–99.008982
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,14096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0941
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,5151,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.