Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	157	144	187
Feeder cattle	14	8	28
Slaughter cattle	141	136	159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts. No other comparison data is available because of light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1535	1528	2	112.00–120.00	$115.98	$1,772	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	—
420	420	1	250.00	$250.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1470	1400	2	140.00–141.50	$140.71	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	91.00	$91.00	$423	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	109.00	$109.00	$807	—
757	757	2	93.00	$93.00	$704	—
890	890	1	95.00	$95.00	$846	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–785	770	2	84.00–85.00	$84.51	$651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1395	1071	85-90%	9	40.00–50.00	$44.79	$480	—
825–1555	1235	85-90%	26	51.00–61.00	$56.70	$700	—
1225–1745	1508	85-90%	29	62.00–69.50	$64.79	$977	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1565	1367	80-85%	3	79.50–87.00	$83.50	$1,141	—
1505–1705	1606	80-85%	6	65.00	$65.00	$1,044	—
1420–1760	1631	80-85%	22	67.00–74.00	$69.21	$1,129	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1465	1418	75-80%	2	98.00–110.00	$103.80	$1,472	—
1515–1580	1550	75-80%	3	80.00–85.00	$82.32	$1,276	—
1820–1945	1877	75-80%	7	63.50–71.00	$66.94	$1,256	-1.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1730	1545	5	90.00–100.00	$94.45	$1,459	—

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–955	943	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–1,000.00	$936.67

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
395	395	1	325.00	$325.00	—
472	472	2	440.00	$440.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1530	1468	2	90.00–97.00	$93.35	$1,370	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1355	1187	3	80.00–90.00	$84.07	$998	—
1775	1775	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,485	—
1645–1895	1803	8	124.00–135.50	$131.30	$2,367	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	89.00	$89.00	$659	—

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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.