Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	168	138	173
Feeder cattle	31	17	26
Slaughter cattle	137	121	147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on light receipts. No report is available on slaughter steers and heifers. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1430	1108	85-90%	5	47.00–55.00	$51.08	$566	—
825–1755	1223	85-90%	31	58.00–67.00	$63.67	$779	-9.81
905–1490	1305	85-90%	12	68.50–73.00	$70.29	$917	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1480	1365	80-85%	3	80.00–81.50	$80.52	$1,099	+3.21
1375–1635	1476	80-85%	4	60.00–68.00	$64.58	$953	—
1150–1790	1484	80-85%	23	70.50–79.00	$75.06	$1,114	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1740	1601	75-80%	4	81.50–90.00	$83.91	$1,343	—
1665–1895	1780	75-80%	2	106.00–109.00	$107.60	$1,915	—
1730–2195	1863	75-80%	8	68.00–77.50	$73.15	$1,363	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1760	1521	4	112.00–120.00	$116.34	$1,770	—
1480–1640	1567	3	90.00–95.50	$91.92	$1,440	-20.08
1390–1905	1676	5	103.00–111.00	$107.39	$1,800	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
335	335	1	320.00	$320.00	—
457	457	4	490.00	$490.00	—
645	645	1	425.00	$425.00	—
705	705	1	760.00	$760.00	—
875 fancy	875	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
975	975	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1045	1045	1	900.00	$900.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1045	940	2	76.00–79.00	$77.67	$730	—
1350	1350	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,202	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1490	1434	4	110.00–116.00	$112.58	$1,614	—
1440–1750	1545	15	117.50–127.50	$120.56	$1,863	+5.17

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	84.00	$84.00	$386	—
550–570	560	2	98.00–124.00	$111.23	$623	—
603–610	605	4	108.00–109.00	$108.25	$655	—
655	655	1	102.00	$102.00	$668	—

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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.