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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 6

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 14 vs year ago 28 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 136▼ 18 vs year ago 159 · −11.3%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts. No other comparison data is 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 $93.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −973.44 against this barn's trailing median of $1,066.61.

Average price

$93.17

6 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.93

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	97.50	766	4thin
Large 3	770	84.51	651	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $116 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 sale6 hd

93.17

—

IN average5 barns · 86 hd

111.10

−17.93

This barn, trailing median9 sales

1,066.61

−973.44

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	1,545	94.45	1,459	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,719	76.93	1,322	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,601	69.78	1,117	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,336	58.69	784	64
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,468	93.35	1,370	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,775	140.00	2,485	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,803	131.30	2,367	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,187	84.07	998	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	140.71	1,970	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	115.98	1,772	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	943	$937	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	770	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	395	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	472	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,528	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	140.71/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	94.45/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,459	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	44.79/cwt	40.00–50.00	480	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	56.70/cwt	51.00–61.00	700	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	83.50/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,141	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	103.80/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,508	64.79/cwt	62.00–69.50	977	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	82.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,276	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,606	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,044	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,631	69.21/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,129	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,877	66.94/cwt	63.50–71.00	1,256	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,187	84.07/cwt	80.00–90.00	998	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,485	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,803	131.30/cwt	124.00–135.50	2,367	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,468	93.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,370	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	943	936.67/head	875.00–1,000.00	937	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 136Year ago 159

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts. No other comparison data is available because of light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
2	—	757	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	84.00–85.00	84.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
1	—	465	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	—	472	440.00	440.00
1	—	395	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	89.00	89.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	875.00–1,000.00	936.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	90.00–100.00	94.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	98.00–110.00	103.80
7	—	1,877	63.50–71.00	66.94
3	—	1,550	80.00–85.00	82.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,606	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,367	79.50–87.00	83.50
22	—	1,631	67.00–74.00	69.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,508	62.00–69.50	64.79
9	—	1,071	40.00–50.00	44.79
26	—	1,235	51.00–61.00	56.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	140.00–141.50	140.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	80.00–90.00	84.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,803	124.00–135.50	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	112.00–120.00	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	90.00–97.00	93.35

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.