Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-08-30

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 30
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
11 head
25 vs last sale 36 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
7 vs last sale 123 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 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 heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 5.00 lower while slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$137.00
2 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
15.95
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492137.006742thin
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 sale2 hd
137.00
IN average5 barns · 443 hd
152.95
−15.95
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
BullsAverage1,556111.471,7356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62586.951,41312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45982.781,20828
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25263.4979544
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,355104.041,4102thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16890.521,0574thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,12077.328663thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,533118.771,8213thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178106.611,2562thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,340139.001,8631thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,065120.001,2782thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425147.502,1021thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,325140.941,8675thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165124.501,4501thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,515$1,4251thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy HeifersLarge 3735650.00/head650.00–650.006501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2492137.00/cwt137.00–137.006742
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,14096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0941
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 190799.00/cwt99.00–99.008982
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,5151,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bulls1,525110.63/cwt108.00–113.001,6872
Bulls1,36896.57/cwt94.00–98.501,3212
Bulls1,775127.22/cwt124.00–131.002,2582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42376.29/cwt74.50–78.501,0863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54895.66/cwt92.00–99.001,4812
HeifersSelect and Choice1,065120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2782
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,16890.52/cwt86.00–95.001,0574
Dairy SteersChoice1,533118.77/cwt115.00–121.001,8213
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,178106.61/cwt105.00–108.001,2562
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46183.09/cwt79.00–87.001,21423
CowsLean 85-90%1,22165.46/cwt60.00–70.5079918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66382.02/cwt81.00–82.501,3643
Dairy HeifersChoice1,355104.04/cwt100.00–107.501,4102
Dairy HeifersSelect1,12077.32/cwt75.00–82.008663
HeifersChoice1,340139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63186.58/cwt83.50–90.001,4127
CowsLean 85-90%1,20853.97/cwt50.00–59.0065216
CowsLean 85-90%1,37875.17/cwt71.50–81.501,03610
SteersChoice1,325140.94/cwt136.00–146.001,8675
SteersSelect and Choice1,165124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,4501
SteersChoice and Prime1,425147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,1021

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.