Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	333	128	290
Feeder cattle	173	32	176
Slaughter cattle	160	96	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower. A good offering of value added dairy calf feeder heifers were noted. NOTE: NO AUCTION NEXT WEEK.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1530	1420	2	109.50–116.00	$112.50	$1,598	—
1300–1680	1431	6	127.50–140.00	$136.19	$1,949	—
1610	1610	1	144.50	$144.50	$2,326	+2.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	90.00	$90.00	$486	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1430	1248	2	103.50–116.00	$110.66	$1,381	—
1280–1330	1305	2	127.00–130.00	$128.53	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1765	1246	85-90%	18	42.50–52.00	$47.28	$589	-15.60
890–1700	1332	85-90%	27	53.50–64.00	$59.45	$792	—
1045–1740	1426	85-90%	23	65.00–75.50	$69.37	$989	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1310	1303	80-85%	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,095	—
1230–1795	1500	80-85%	21	71.00–81.00	$74.95	$1,124	—
1490–1795	1646	80-85%	5	68.50–70.50	$69.88	$1,150	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1385	1311	75-80%	4	100.00–109.00	$104.93	$1,376	—
1375–1880	1736	75-80%	7	74.50–83.00	$77.13	$1,339	—
1690–1880	1795	75-80%	4	70.00–72.00	$70.91	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1375	1335	2	76.00–80.50	$78.32	$1,046	—
1150–1900	1623	6	85.50–94.00	$89.47	$1,452	-9.89
1860–2025	1943	2	100.00–103.00	$101.44	$1,971	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	—
255–280	268	2	200.00–240.00	$220.93	—
310–342	329	5	150.00–260.00	$201.34	—
352–390	364	14	225.00–425.00	$356.04	—
410–442	427	4	225.00–350.00	$288.98	—
438 value added	438	10	600.00	$600.00	—
497 value added	497	15	570.00	$570.00	—
520–532	528	3	425.00–435.00	$428.28	—
555–595	574	10	400.00–550.00	$518.58	—
576–586 value added	582	21	610.00–635.00	$625.58	—
655–690	673	2	450.00–475.00	$462.17	—
689 value added	689	17	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
735 value added	735	1	900.00	$900.00	—
740	740	1	500.00	$500.00	—
773	773	3	875.00	$875.00	—
773–788 value added	778	45	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
880–890 value added	885	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.42	—
920	920	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1130	1130	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	1	575.00	$575.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1490	1440	2	112.50–117.50	$115.09	$1,657	—
1510–1750	1606	4	121.50–130.50	$127.86	$2,053	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	82.00	$82.00	$496	—
757 fancy	757	2	93.00	$93.00	$704	—
765	765	1	70.00	$70.00	$536	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	46.00	$46.00	$242	—

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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.