Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-06-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 28
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 134▼ 33 vs year ago 98 · −33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 112▼ 4 vs year ago 143 · −2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy steers were 2.00 higher with a light offering today. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$119.00
1 head · 810 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−24.94
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2810119.009641thin
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
119.00
—
IN average3 barns · 159 hd
143.94
−24.94
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−90.61
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—Average1,743123.782,1574thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62094.801,53626
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41484.531,19529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20471.2785855
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16598.001,1421thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,15080.009201thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,735133.502,3161thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,637128.602,10512
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389115.021,5985thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,275102.641,3093thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)—1,249$1,2917
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)—972$1,0515

Every lot, as filed

34 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—45094.00/cwt94.00–94.004231
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—525485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—188220.00/head220.00–220.002209
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—700525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—905800.00/head800.00–800.008002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009641
Dairy SteersLarge 3—776103.71/cwt102.00–109.008054
Dairy SteersLarge 3—60891.00/cwt91.00–91.005533
Dairy SteersLarge 3—32095.00/cwt95.00–95.003041
Dairy SteersLarge 3—865105.00/cwt105.00–105.009081
Dairy SteersLarge 3—51098.00/cwt98.00–98.005002
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—565400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—331425.00/head425.00–425.004254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersSupreme—1,3401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred HeifersApproved—9721,050.58/head1,000.00–1,210.001,0515
Bred HeifersApproved—1,2341,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2906
Bulls——1,830130.71/cwt127.50–135.002,3923
Bulls——1,480103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5241
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36393.66/cwt92.00–95.501,2772
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38477.73/cwt70.00–80.001,0767
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,79385.40/cwt82.00–88.501,5313
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57894.12/cwt89.50–99.001,48518
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,735133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,3161
Dairy SteersSelect—1,275102.64/cwt96.00–107.001,3093
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,389115.02/cwt110.00–120.001,5985
Dairy SteersChoice—1,637128.60/cwt123.50–133.502,10512
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,16598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1421
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12654.25/cwt50.00–60.006118
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,42985.99/cwt81.00–90.001,22920
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,667102.87/cwt100.00–106.001,7155
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19169.14/cwt65.00–74.0082321
CowsLean 85-90%—1,23878.23/cwt75.00–85.0096826
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,15080.00/cwt80.00–80.009201

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.