Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	144	159
Feeder cattle	11	36
Slaughter cattle	130	123
Replacement cattle	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 5.00 lower while slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	124.50	$124.50	$1,450	—
1215–1395	1325	5	136.00–146.00	$140.94	$1,867	—
1425	1425	1	147.50	$147.50	$2,102	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	2	137.00	$137.00	$674	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1150	1065	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,278	—
1340	1340	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1375	1208	85-90%	16	50.00–59.00	$53.97	$652	—
870–1535	1221	85-90%	18	60.00–70.50	$65.46	$799	—
1060–1610	1378	85-90%	10	71.50–81.50	$75.17	$1,036	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1620	1423	80-85%	3	74.50–78.50	$76.29	$1,086	—
1080–1775	1461	80-85%	23	79.00–87.00	$83.09	$1,214	-9.55
1415–1575	1495	80-85%	2	89.00	$89.00	$1,331	+9.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1620	1548	75-80%	2	92.00–99.00	$95.66	$1,481	—
1460–1860	1631	75-80%	7	83.50–90.00	$86.58	$1,412	—
1585–1760	1663	75-80%	3	81.00–82.50	$82.02	$1,364	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1565	1368	2	94.00–98.50	$96.57	$1,321	—
1445–1605	1525	2	108.00–113.00	$110.63	$1,687	—
1635–1915	1775	2	124.00–131.00	$127.22	$2,258	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
907	907	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	99.00	$99.00	$898
1140	1140	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,094

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1515	1515	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1145	1120	3	75.00–82.00	$77.32	$866	—
1110–1260	1168	4	86.00–95.00	$90.52	$1,057	—
1250–1460	1355	2	100.00–107.50	$104.04	$1,410	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1260	1178	2	105.00–108.00	$106.61	$1,256	—
1340–1795	1533	3	115.00–121.00	$118.77	$1,821	—

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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.