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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 15

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 173▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 160▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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.

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 $124.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$124.00

10 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.43

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	137.71	678	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	92.00	535	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $143 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 sale10 hd

124.00

—

IN average5 barns · 358 hd

147.43

−23.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−85.61

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,633	93.24	1,522	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,891	78.35	1,482	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,488	72.46	1,078	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,263	59.18	747	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	125.00	1,963	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	112.77	1,616	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	93.29	1,140	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,157	76.55	886	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,700	127.50	2,168	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,658	122.37	2,029	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	106.27	1,385	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	980	100.09	981	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$850	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	554	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	325	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	445	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	474	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	557	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	575	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	685	676.28/head	590.00–735.00	676	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	737	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	764	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	767	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	824	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	835	766.43/head	700.00–840.00	766	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	859	620.03/head	600.00–650.00	620	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	879	1,100.43/head	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,100	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	915	800.27/head	775.00–825.00	800	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	187	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	206	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	239	110.77/cwt	105.00–112.00	265	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	343	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	513	97.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	500	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	481	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	472	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	762	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	716	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	980	100.09/cwt	95.50–104.50	981	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,557	92.33/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	103.73/cwt	103.50–104.00	1,808	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	45.90/cwt	40.00–50.00	557	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	58.08/cwt	52.50–62.50	723	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,314	66.12/cwt	63.00–72.50	869	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	73.03/cwt	69.50–78.00	1,076	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	68.82/cwt	68.50–69.00	1,087	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,522	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,261	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,923	78.13/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,502	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,303	106.27/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,385	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,658	122.37/cwt	118.50–124.50	2,029	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,157	76.55/cwt	75.00–78.00	886	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	93.29/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,140	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,433	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,616	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,963	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1

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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	925	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	98.00	98.00
2	—	622	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	139.00	139.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
18	—	879	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,100.43
2	—	910	975.00	975.00
6	—	764	935.00	935.00
13	—	824	1,010.00	1,010.00
12	—	557	725.00	725.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
3	—	445	375.00	375.00
13	—	835	700.00–840.00	766.43
6	—	767	750.00	750.00
1	—	575	500.00	500.00
2	—	915	775.00–825.00	800.27
6	—	474	450.00	450.00
9	—	325	350.00	350.00
5	—	859	600.00–650.00	620.03
12	—	737	700.00	700.00
12	—	685	590.00–735.00	676.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	90.00–100.00	97.46
10	—	239	105.00–112.00	110.77
7	—	324	106.00	106.00
2	—	580	83.00	83.00
2	—	605	78.00	78.00
2	—	762	94.00	94.00
1	—	425	91.00	91.00
10	—	187	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	95.50–104.50	100.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,923	74.50–84.50	78.13
1	—	1,815	69.50	69.50
1	—	1,710	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,474	69.50–78.00	73.03
3	—	1,580	68.50–69.00	68.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,314	63.00–72.50	66.12
8	—	1,213	40.00–50.00	45.90
36	—	1,244	52.50–62.50	58.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	100.00–111.00	106.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	118.50–124.50	122.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	89.00–100.00	93.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	75.00–78.00	76.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	110.00–115.50	112.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	103.50–104.00	103.73
3	—	1,557	89.00–96.00	92.33
1	—	1,640	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.