Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2022-12-20

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Dec 20
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
42 vs last sale 47 3 vs year ago 86 · +3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
19 vs last sale 128 44 vs year ago 103 · +42.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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
BullsLow1,13070.007911thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,79877.501,39416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,52172.461,10232
CowsLean 85-90%High1,29461.7479981
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,398120.061,6783thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305109.001,4221thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,482120.711,7893thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385146.002,0221thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267136.771,7335thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,123129.521,4552thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,203136.261,6392thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,52583.11/cwt81.00–85.501,2672
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51671.91/cwt69.00–76.501,09029
HeifersSelect and Choice1,123129.52/cwt129.00–130.001,4552
HeifersChoice and Prime1,385146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0221
CowsLean 85-90%1,33966.20/cwt62.00–72.0088650
CowsLean 85-90%1,24957.13/cwt51.50–61.0071425
SteersChoice1,203136.26/cwt134.00–138.501,6392
HeifersChoice1,267136.77/cwt132.00–142.001,7335
Dairy SteersChoice1,482120.71/cwt116.00–124.001,7893
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,305109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4221
Dairy HeifersChoice1,398120.06/cwt116.50–123.501,6783
CowsLean 85-90%1,11243.83/cwt40.00–50.004876
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,84366.83/cwt63.00–69.501,2324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535100.54/cwt98.00–103.001,5433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86674.56/cwt70.00–80.001,3919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,65567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,1091
Bulls1,13070.00/cwt70.00–70.007911
Dairy HeifersLarge 3945950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3378330.00/head330.00–330.003309
Dairy HeifersLarge 3472396.18/head325.00–410.003966
Dairy HeifersLarge 3553400.00/head400.00–400.004004
Dairy HeifersLarge 3667499.00/head400.00–550.004993

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.