Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,643	106.19	1,745	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	89.71	1,330	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,560	82.21	1,283	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	64.94	798	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,860	85.50	1,590	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	70.60	851	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,580	111.68	1,765	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	100.00	1,475	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,490	130.00	1,937	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,290	136.25	1,758	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	130.44	1,702	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	116.85	1,339	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,171	$1,310	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	900	$859	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	531	515.50/head	475.00–525.00	516	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	566.85/head	550.00–575.00	567	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	263.37/head	225.00–300.00	263	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	692	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	294	416.79/head	240.00–450.00	417	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	778	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	969	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	680	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	853	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	458	491.39/head	325.00–510.00	491	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	830	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	764	1,024.98/head	1,010.00–1,040.00	1,025	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	483	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	16
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,171	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	7
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	900	859.38/head	800.00–925.00	859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	112.67/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,870	5
Bulls	—	—	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	1
Bulls	—	—	2,215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	89.71/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	53.36/cwt	47.00–56.50	570	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,299	72.44/cwt	68.50–78.00	941	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,205	70.60/cwt	67.00–74.00	851	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,860	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,590	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,290	136.25/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,758	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,580	111.68/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,765	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,475	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,305	130.44/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,702	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,146	116.85/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,339	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	62.48/cwt	57.00–67.50	770	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	82.55/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,285	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,937	1

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.

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