Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-05-24

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 24
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
127 head
0 vs last sale 127 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher based on light receipts. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

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
BullsAverage1,638109.671,7973thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72686.131,4868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44282.961,19621
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29572.0693358
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,387122.941,7058thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346114.631,5434thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,260140.001,7641thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290133.361,7203thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253124.071,5552thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,495146.002,1831thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,381141.021,9477thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310131.121,7183thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,400114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5961
Bulls2,395136.00/cwt136.00–136.003,2571
Bulls1,12079.00/cwt79.00–79.008851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46083.32/cwt79.00–88.501,21615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42893.53/cwt92.00–95.001,3362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38176.32/cwt74.00–78.001,0544
HeifersChoice and Prime1,260140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7641
SteersChoice1,381141.02/cwt135.50–145.501,9477
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74486.66/cwt83.50–89.001,5114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39593.19/cwt90.50–96.001,3002
Dairy SteersChoice1,387122.94/cwt120.00–129.001,7058
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,346114.63/cwt109.00–117.001,5434
HeifersChoice1,290133.36/cwt130.00–137.001,7203
HeifersSelect and Choice1,253124.07/cwt123.00–125.501,5552
CowsLean 85-90%1,15564.10/cwt61.00–66.007409
CowsLean 85-90%1,31772.40/cwt67.00–77.0095442
SteersSelect and Choice1,310131.12/cwt127.00–134.501,7183
SteersChoice and Prime1,495146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1831
CowsLean 85-90%1,34380.28/cwt78.00–86.001,0787
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,02078.02/cwt77.50–78.501,5762

How this sale compares

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.