Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-07-26

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 26
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
122 head
4 vs last sale 118 122 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 a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter dairy heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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
BullsAverage1,720114.621,9723thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71783.851,4408thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44580.671,16522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,25565.4182163
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,388102.531,4232thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27095.001,2071thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,600139.502,2321thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,521121.171,8434thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35399.091,3412thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,217138.951,6913thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,490149.002,2201thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,485145.532,1615thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,378131.561,8132thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls1,898111.43/cwt110.00–113.002,1152
Bulls1,365121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45580.99/cwt76.00–85.001,17821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22574.00/cwt74.00–74.009071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,95574.68/cwt70.50–78.501,4603
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71084.85/cwt80.00–87.501,4513
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,600139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,2321
HeifersChoice1,217138.95/cwt136.00–141.001,6913
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,35399.09/cwt98.00–100.001,3412
SteersChoice1,485145.53/cwt143.50–148.002,1615
SteersChoice and Prime1,490149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2201
Dairy HeifersChoice1,388102.53/cwt100.00–105.001,4232
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,27095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2071
SteersSelect and Choice1,378131.56/cwt130.50–133.001,8132
Dairy SteersChoice1,521121.17/cwt120.00–123.501,8434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37096.12/cwt92.00–100.001,3172
CowsLean 85-90%1,26571.84/cwt68.50–77.5090925
CowsLean 85-90%1,29864.22/cwt58.00–68.0083429
CowsLean 85-90%1,08751.38/cwt48.00–55.505599

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.