Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	185	187
Feeder cattle	51	28
Slaughter cattle	134	159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 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
425	425	1	127.00	$127.00	$540	—
560–565	564	4	97.00–117.00	$111.53	$629	—
845	845	2	102.00	$102.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	79.00	$79.00	$224	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1545	1432	3	109.00–114.50	$111.83	$1,601	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	72.00	$72.00	$263	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	95.00	$95.00	$522	—
694	694	1	99.00	$99.00	$687	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	1	320.00	$320.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	115.50	$115.50	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1290	1105	85-90%	5	34.00–42.00	$37.62	$416	+3.11
1005–1590	1205	85-90%	19	43.00–53.00	$47.55	$573	—
1130–1670	1440	85-90%	17	53.50–59.50	$56.55	$814	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1630	1522	80-85%	3	49.50–55.00	$51.49	$784	+0.17
1245–1730	1572	80-85%	28	57.00–65.00	$60.81	$956	+1.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1820–1875	1852	75-80%	3	57.00–58.00	$57.33	$1,062	—
1690–2105	1864	75-80%	12	58.50–67.00	$62.45	$1,164	—
1965	1965	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,356	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1575	1140	2	90.00–98.00	$95.53	$1,089	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
275	275	4	230.00	$230.00	—
485	485	1	395.00	$395.00	—
705	705	1	530.00	$530.00	-10.11
760–780	773	3	460.00–640.00	$557.50	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1335	1233	2	77.00–82.00	$79.71	$983	—
1215–1500	1310	4	96.50–102.50	$99.94	$1,309	+15.94
1215–1610	1358	3	84.00–90.00	$86.14	$1,170	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	70.00	$70.00	$721	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1275	1235	2	91.00–100.00	$95.35	$1,178	—
1200–1735	1511	14	105.50–114.50	$111.09	$1,679	-0.55

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	5	94.00	$94.00	$279	+6.50
360	360	2	87.00	$87.00	$313	—
460	460	1	96.00	$96.00	$442	+18.00

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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.