Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	215	246	241
Feeder cattle	65	134	98
Slaughter cattle	139	112	143
Replacement cattle	1	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy steers were 2.00 higher with a light offering today. 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	119.00	$119.00	$964	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	94.00	$94.00	$423	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1350	1126	85-90%	8	50.00–60.00	$54.25	$611	—
915–1410	1191	85-90%	21	65.00–74.00	$69.14	$823	—
935–1490	1238	85-90%	26	75.00–85.00	$78.23	$968	+23.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1430	1363	80-85%	2	92.00–95.50	$93.66	$1,277	+8.62
1150–1710	1384	80-85%	7	70.00–80.00	$77.73	$1,076	-25.27
1165–1755	1429	80-85%	20	81.00–90.00	$85.99	$1,229	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2135	1578	75-80%	18	89.50–99.00	$94.12	$1,485	—
1510–1835	1667	75-80%	5	100.00–106.00	$102.87	$1,715	—
1700–1915	1793	75-80%	3	82.00–88.50	$85.40	$1,531	+5.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,524	-1.68
1320–2265	1830	3	127.50–135.00	$130.71	$2,392	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
922–1170	972	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,210.00	$1,050.58
1234	1234	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,290.00	$1,290.00
1340	1340	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
188	188	9	220.00	$220.00	—
331	331	4	425.00	$425.00	—
525	525	1	485.00	$485.00	—
565	565	1	400.00	$400.00	—
700	700	2	525.00	$525.00	—
905	905	2	800.00	$800.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	80.00	$80.00	$920	—
1165	1165	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,142	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1390	1275	3	96.00–107.00	$102.64	$1,309	—
1160–1695	1389	5	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$1,598	—
1420–1747	1637	12	123.50–133.50	$128.60	$2,105	—
1735	1735	1	133.50	$133.50	$2,316	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	95.00	$95.00	$304	+11.00
510	510	2	98.00	$98.00	$500	—
608	608	3	91.00	$91.00	$553	—
760–781	776	4	102.00–109.00	$103.71	$805	—
865	865	1	105.00	$105.00	$908	+24.00

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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.