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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 29

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Nov 22Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 31 vs year ago 39 · −79.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 104▲ 34 vs year ago 102 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on light receipts. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $87.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −979.61 against this barn's trailing median of $1,066.61.

Average price

$87.00

1 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.99

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	455	87.00	396	1thin

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

87.00

—

IN average2 barns · 43 hd

112.99

−25.99

This barn, trailing median9 sales

1,066.61

−979.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,218.82, low $1,005.59, median $1,066.61 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,944	89.13	1,733	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,573	71.10	1,118	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,888	67.64	1,277	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,328	56.65	753	80
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,653	120.55	1,993	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,520	110.00	1,672	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,670	120.00	2,004	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	123.00	1,710	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	113.98	1,824	2thin

Every lot

20 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	455	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	396	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	201	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	111	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	228	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	276	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	780	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,600	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,824	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	85.51/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,616	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,105	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	45.54/cwt	40.00–50.00	542	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	56.23/cwt	50.50–60.50	736	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	84.19/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,131	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,458	65.80/cwt	61.00–70.00	959	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,562	70.94/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,108	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,718	66.63/cwt	65.50–67.00	1,145	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,884	68.60/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,292	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,152	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,672	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,653	120.55/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,993	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,004	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 104Year ago 102

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on light receipts. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	60.00	60.00
3	—	201	55.00	55.00
1	—	380	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	—	780	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,890	81.00–88.00	85.51
1	—	2,105	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	60.00	60.00
8	—	1,884	65.00–74.00	68.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,309	50.50–60.50	56.23
21	—	1,191	40.00–50.00	45.54
27	—	1,458	61.00–70.00	65.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	80.00–88.50	84.19
24	—	1,562	68.00–78.00	70.94
5	—	1,718	65.50–67.00	66.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	113.00–115.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	119.00–122.00	120.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	120.00	120.00

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.