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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Sep 20Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 155▼ 19 vs year ago 39 · −48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 123▼ 45 vs year ago 160 · −28.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $104.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −104.86 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$104.75

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.27

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	122.50	459	1thin
Medium and Large 2	670	87.00	583	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

104.75

—

IN average4 barns · 143 hd

144.02

−39.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−104.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,731	103.84	1,798	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	85.75	1,498	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,486	78.89	1,173	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	62.29	762	57
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	92.77	1,241	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	109.29	1,644	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	102.54	1,392	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	104.00	1,222	1thin

Every lot

23 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	583	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	394	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	738	487.63/head	475.00–500.00	488	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	795	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	825	540.97/head	500.00–580.00	541	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	99.22/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	115.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,138	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	968	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	49.22/cwt	45.00–55.00	544	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	62.50/cwt	57.00–66.50	758	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	72.06/cwt	68.00–77.50	955	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,502	79.58/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,195	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,521	73.85/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,123	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,490	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,358	102.54/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,392	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,504	109.29/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,644	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	92.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,241	2

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Oct 4, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 155Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 123Year ago 160

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	95.00–104.00	99.22
2	—	1,853	110.00–120.00	115.38
1	—	2,020	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	72.00–75.00	73.85
1	—	1,100	88.00	88.00
16	—	1,502	76.00–85.00	79.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	95.50	95.50
1	—	1,935	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,105	45.00–55.00	49.22
21	—	1,325	68.00–77.50	72.06
20	—	1,213	57.00–66.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	106.00–114.00	109.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	101.00–103.50	102.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	90.00–95.00	92.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
1	—	795	710.00	710.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	—	738	475.00–500.00	487.63
7	—	394	400.00	400.00
2	—	825	500.00–580.00	540.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
1	—	740	86.00	86.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.