Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-10-18

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 18
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
141 vs last sale 32 3 vs year ago 176 · 1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
64 vs last sale 96 46 vs year ago 114 · +40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower. A good offering of value added dairy calf feeder heifers were noted. NOTE: NO AUCTION NEXT WEEK.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $90.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$90.00
1 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
55.37
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 154090.004861thin
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
90.00
IN average2 barns · 153 hd
145.37
−55.37
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
BullsAverage1,62989.631,46010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63882.881,35815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,51274.691,12928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,34159.5879968
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,606127.862,0534thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440115.091,6572thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305128.531,6772thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248110.661,3812thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,610144.502,3261thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,431136.191,9496thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420112.501,5982thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
SteersMedium and Large 154090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added582625.58/head610.00–635.0062621
Dairy HeifersLarge 3268220.93/head200.00–240.002212
Dairy HeifersLarge 3240200.00/head200.00–200.002001
HeifersMedium and Large 1755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Dairy HeifersLarge 3574518.58/head400.00–550.0051910
Dairy HeifersLarge 3673462.17/head450.00–475.004622
Dairy HeifersLarge 3773875.00/head875.00–875.008753
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 452546.00/cwt46.00–46.002421
Dairy HeifersLarge 3528428.28/head425.00–435.004283
Dairy HeifersLarge 3427288.98/head225.00–350.002894
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4820575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Dairy SteersLarge 376570.00/cwt70.00–70.005361
Dairy HeifersLarge 3364356.04/head225.00–425.0035614
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added6891,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,06017
Dairy HeifersLarge 3329201.34/head150.00–260.002015
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,130850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy75793.00/cwt93.00–93.007042
Dairy SteersLarge 360582.00/cwt82.00–82.004961
Dairy HeifersLarge 3920700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3740500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added8851,175.42/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1752
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added438600.00/head600.00–600.0060010
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added497570.00/head570.00–570.0057015
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added7781,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,10045
Bulls1,62389.47/cwt85.50–94.001,4526
Bulls1,943101.44/cwt100.00–103.001,9712
Bulls1,33578.32/cwt76.00–80.501,0462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,64669.88/cwt68.50–70.501,1505
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30384.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50074.95/cwt71.00–81.001,12421
Dairy SteersChoice1,606127.86/cwt121.50–130.502,0534
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,311104.93/cwt100.00–109.001,3764
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79570.91/cwt70.00–72.001,2734
HeifersChoice1,305128.53/cwt127.00–130.001,6772
HeifersSelect and Choice1,248110.66/cwt103.50–116.001,3812
SteersChoice and Prime1,610144.50/cwt144.50–144.502,3261
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,440115.09/cwt112.50–117.501,6572
CowsLean 85-90%1,24647.28/cwt42.50–52.0058918
CowsLean 85-90%1,42669.37/cwt65.00–75.5098923
CowsLean 85-90%1,33259.45/cwt53.50–64.0079227
SteersChoice1,431136.19/cwt127.50–140.001,9496
SteersSelect and Choice1,420112.50/cwt109.50–116.001,5982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73677.13/cwt74.50–83.001,3397

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.