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Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 333 0
Feeder cattle 201 173 0
Slaughter cattle 138 160 0
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 —
345 345 1 144.00 $144.00 $497 —
571 571 5 139.00 $139.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 98.00 $98.00 $490 —
622 622 2 89.00 $89.00 $554 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1000 980 2 95.50–104.50 $100.09 $981 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1355 1213 85-90% 8 40.00–50.00 $45.90 $557 -1.38
1015–1610 1244 85-90% 36 52.50–62.50 $58.08 $723 +10.80
1120–1565 1314 85-90% 21 63.00–72.50 $66.12 $869 +6.67
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1695 1474 80-85% 19 69.50–78.00 $73.03 $1,076 —
1315–1730 1580 80-85% 3 68.50–69.00 $68.82 $1,087 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,522 +11.87
1815 1815 75-80% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,261 —
1805–2095 1923 75-80% 8 74.50–84.50 $78.13 $1,502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1760 1557 3 89.00–96.00 $92.33 $1,438 —
1640 1640 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,230 -14.47
1620–1865 1743 2 103.50–104.00 $103.73 $1,808 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
315–345 325 9 350.00 $350.00 +148.66
445 445 3 375.00 $375.00 +86.02
474 474 6 450.00 $450.00 —
557 value added 557 12 725.00 $725.00 +99.42
575 575 1 500.00 $500.00 -18.58
666–699 685 12 590.00–735.00 $676.28 +214.11
737 737 12 700.00 $700.00 +200.00
764 value added 764 6 935.00 $935.00 -165.00
767 767 6 750.00 $750.00 -125.00
824 value added 824 13 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
825–841 835 13 700.00–840.00 $766.43 —
858–860 859 5 600.00–650.00 $620.03 —
871–888 value added 879 18 1,060.00–1,150.00 $1,100.43 -74.99
910 value added 910 2 975.00 $975.00 —
905–925 915 2 775.00–825.00 $800.27 +100.27
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1490 1157 3 75.00–78.00 $76.55 $886 —
1100–1315 1222 3 89.00–100.00 $93.29 $1,140 —
1420–1445 1433 2 110.00–115.50 $112.77 $1,616 —
1570 1570 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,962 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
187 187 10 110.00 $110.00 $206 —
210–246 239 10 105.00–112.00 $110.77 $265 —
324 324 7 106.00 $106.00 $343 —
425 425 1 91.00 $91.00 $387 —
510–520 513 8 90.00–100.00 $97.46 $500 —
580 580 2 83.00 $83.00 $481 —
605 605 2 78.00 $78.00 $472 -4.00
762 762 2 94.00 $94.00 $716 +24.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1485 1303 2 100.00–111.00 $106.27 $1,385 —
1480–1755 1658 3 118.50–124.50 $122.37 $2,029 —
1700 1700 1 127.50 $127.50 $2,168 —

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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.