Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-08-23

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 23
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 112▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 121▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady and slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $81.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −935.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.
Average price
$81.00
1 head · 700 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−48.32
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 370081.005671thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales
122911501071992median 1016.8308/0409/0109/1509/2209/29
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,214.76, low $1,005.59, median $1,016.83 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
81.00
—
IN average4 barns · 71 hd
129.32
−48.32
This barn, trailing median5 sales
1,016.83
−935.83
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—High1,37396.671,3283thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67797.481,63421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41885.201,20837
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18973.2887146
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,477122.501,8093thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,235107.501,3281thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,350124.001,6741thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380108.001,4901thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
BullsLarge 3—70081.00/cwt81.00–81.005671
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—365385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—965750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—485430.00/head430.00–430.004302
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—555520.00/head520.00–520.005205
Dairy SteersLarge 3—393136.00/cwt136.00–136.005343
Dairy SteersLarge 3—442130.00/cwt130.00–130.005756
Dairy SteersLarge 3—685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Dairy SteersLarge 3—347130.00/cwt130.00–130.004512
Dairy SteersLarge 3—730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008542
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—610540.00/head540.00–540.005406
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—335300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bulls——1,635121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,9781
Bulls——1,30560.00/cwt60.00–60.007831
Bulls——1,180109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2861
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,46892.64/cwt92.00–94.001,3604
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,46979.19/cwt77.00–81.001,1638
CowsLean 85-90%—1,26777.44/cwt74.00–83.0098130
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,73397.85/cwt93.50–103.501,6969
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,73389.99/cwt87.50–92.001,5607
HeifersChoice—1,235107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,3281
Dairy SteersChoice—1,477122.50/cwt117.50–126.501,8093
CowsLean 85-90%—98955.41/cwt50.00–60.005484
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06068.84/cwt62.00–73.0073012
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,496107.30/cwt104.00–114.501,6055
SteersChoice—1,350124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6741
SteersSelect and Choice—1,380108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4901
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39485.94/cwt82.50–90.001,19825

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.