Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-09-20

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 20
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 11▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 130▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy 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

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

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—Average1,643106.191,7457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48289.711,3303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,56082.211,28322
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22964.9479852
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,86085.501,5901thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,20570.608512thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,580111.681,7652thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,475100.001,4751thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,490130.001,9371thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,290136.251,7582thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,305130.441,7028thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,146116.851,3394thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)—1,171$1,3107
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)—900$8592thin

Every lot

32 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 · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3294416.79/head240.00–450.0041727
Dairy Heifers—Large 3430263.37/head225.00–300.002632
Dairy Heifers—Large 3458491.39/head325.00–510.0049114
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added483570.00/head570.00–570.0057016
Dairy Heifers—Large 3531515.50/head475.00–525.005165
Dairy Heifers—Large 3585566.85/head550.00–575.005676
Dairy Heifers—Large 3680600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added692800.00/head800.00–800.008004
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added7641,024.98/head1,010.00–1,040.001,02514
Dairy Heifers—Large 3778975.00/head975.00–975.009758
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added8301,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,17016
Dairy Heifers—Large 3853975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added9691,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2406
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,146116.85/cwt111.00–120.001,3394
Steers—Choice and Prime1,290136.25/cwt136.00–136.501,7582
Steers—Choice1,305130.44/cwt124.00–135.001,7028
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,490130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98560.00/cwt60.00–60.005911
Bulls——1,660112.67/cwt108.00–117.001,8705
Bulls——2,215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,6581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06953.36/cwt47.00–56.5057010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23262.48/cwt57.00–67.5077020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29972.44/cwt68.50–78.0094122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48289.71/cwt87.50–94.001,3303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55782.55/cwt77.00–87.001,28521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2191
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,20570.60/cwt67.00–74.008512
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,86085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,5901
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,475100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4751
Dairy Steers—Choice1,580111.68/cwt109.00–114.501,7652
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Approved900859.38/head800.00–925.008592
Bred Heifers—Approved1,1711,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3107

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.