Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	187	148	0
Feeder cattle	28	39	0
Slaughter cattle	159	102	0
Replacement cattle	—	7	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	—
795	795	1	103.00	$103.00	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1410	1131	85-90%	15	31.00–38.50	$34.51	$390	—
900–1590	1247	85-90%	32	39.00–49.00	$44.39	$554	—
1145–1705	1399	85-90%	18	50.00–58.00	$53.23	$745	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1385	1268	80-85%	2	77.00–77.50	$77.27	$980	—
1350–1620	1502	80-85%	5	47.00–54.00	$51.32	$771	—
1065–1870	1558	80-85%	36	55.00–65.00	$59.27	$923	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1400	1350	75-80%	2	70.00–75.50	$72.85	$983	—
1510–1910	1727	75-80%	5	52.00–57.00	$55.00	$950	—
1050–2030	1769	75-80%	20	57.50–67.50	$60.95	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–2170	1850	2	81.00–85.50	$83.64	$1,547	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–727	723	6	520.00–550.00	$540.11	—
835	835	1	600.00	$600.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,130	—
1390–1480	1438	3	97.00–100.00	$98.86	$1,422	+13.86

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	87.50	$87.50	$179	—
286	286	5	87.50	$87.50	$250	—
460	460	1	78.00	$78.00	$359	—
600	600	1	86.00	$86.00	$516	—
830	830	1	62.00	$62.00	$515	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1255	1253	2	81.00–85.00	$83.00	$1,040	—
1510–1575	1546	4	109.50–113.50	$111.64	$1,726	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.