Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-10-18

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 18
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 32▼ 3 vs year ago 176 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 96▲ 46 vs year ago 114 · +40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower. A good offering of value added dairy calf feeder heifers were noted. NOTE: NO AUCTION NEXT WEEK.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $90.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −119.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$90.00
1 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−55.37
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 154090.004861thin
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
90.00
—
IN average2 barns · 153 hd
145.37
−55.37
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−119.61
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—Average1,62989.631,46010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63882.881,35815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,51274.691,12928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,34159.5879968
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,606127.862,0534thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440115.091,6572thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305128.531,6772thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248110.661,3812thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,610144.502,3261thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,431136.191,9496thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420112.501,5982thin

Every lot

45 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 154090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3240200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Dairy Heifers—Large 3268220.93/head200.00–240.002212
Dairy Heifers—Large 3329201.34/head150.00–260.002015
Dairy Heifers—Large 3364356.04/head225.00–425.0035614
Dairy Heifers—Large 3427288.98/head225.00–350.002894
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added438600.00/head600.00–600.0060010
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added497570.00/head570.00–570.0057015
Dairy Heifers—Large 3528428.28/head425.00–435.004283
Dairy Heifers—Large 3574518.58/head400.00–550.0051910
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added582625.58/head610.00–635.0062621
Dairy Heifers—Large 3673462.17/head450.00–475.004622
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added6891,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,06017
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Dairy Heifers—Large 3740500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Dairy Heifers—Large 3773875.00/head875.00–875.008753
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added7781,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,10045
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4820575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added8851,175.42/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1752
Dairy Heifers—Large 3920700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,130850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 452546.00/cwt46.00–46.002421
Dairy Steers—Large 360582.00/cwt82.00–82.004961
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy75793.00/cwt93.00–93.007042
Dairy Steers—Large 376570.00/cwt70.00–70.005361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,420112.50/cwt109.50–116.001,5982
Steers—Choice1,431136.19/cwt127.50–140.001,9496
Steers—Choice and Prime1,610144.50/cwt144.50–144.502,3261
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,248110.66/cwt103.50–116.001,3812
Heifers—Choice1,305128.53/cwt127.00–130.001,6772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33578.32/cwt76.00–80.501,0462
Bulls——1,62389.47/cwt85.50–94.001,4526
Bulls——1,943101.44/cwt100.00–103.001,9712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24647.28/cwt42.50–52.0058918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30384.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311104.93/cwt100.00–109.001,3764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33259.45/cwt53.50–64.0079227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42669.37/cwt65.00–75.5098923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50074.95/cwt71.00–81.001,12421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64669.88/cwt68.50–70.501,1505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73677.13/cwt74.50–83.001,3397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79570.91/cwt70.00–72.001,2734
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,440115.09/cwt112.50–117.501,6572
Dairy Steers—Choice1,606127.86/cwt121.50–130.502,0534

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.