Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 28
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 100▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 123▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 96▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. No comparison information is available on slaughter heifers.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,60092.651,4829thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59867.511,07928
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32660.7780644
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11053.5759440
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,58291.501,4482thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,39387.201,21516
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32176.541,0115thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24374.269232thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,12093.521,0477thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25584.001,0541thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445102.001,4741thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,24397.951,2184thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,45585.501,2441thin

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3285295.00/cwt295.00–295.008419
Dairy Heifers—Large 3503440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,21310
Dairy Heifers—Large 371087.00/cwt87.00–87.006181
Dairy Heifers—Large 391081.00/cwt81.00–81.007371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 317075.00/cwt75.00–75.001281
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 441551.00/cwt51.00–51.002122
Dairy Steers—Large 368077.00/cwt77.00–77.005241
Dairy Steers—Large 377769.00/cwt69.00–69.005362
Dairy Steers—Large 383659.00/cwt58.00–60.004934
Dairy Steers—Large 389580.00/cwt80.00–80.007162
Dairy Steers—Large 399584.00/cwt84.00–84.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,24397.95/cwt95.00–99.501,2184
Steers—Choice and Prime1,445102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4741
Steers—Select and Choice1,45585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,12093.52/cwt92.00–94.501,0477
Heifers—Select and Choice1,25584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14060.00/cwt60.00–60.006841
Bulls——1,55594.73/cwt90.00–99.001,4736
Bulls——1,963102.73/cwt102.50–103.002,0172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95240.62/cwt36.00–44.003873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09952.00/cwt45.00–55.0057121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15358.05/cwt56.00–65.0066916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20249.54/cwt43.50–53.005957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32460.69/cwt55.00–65.0080427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41868.83/cwt66.00–74.5097610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54473.19/cwt70.00–76.501,1307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59566.36/cwt62.00–69.001,05818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74561.15/cwt61.00–61.501,0673
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,24374.26/cwt74.00–74.509232
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,32176.54/cwt75.00–81.501,0115
Dairy Steers—Choice1,39387.20/cwt83.50–90.501,21516
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,58291.50/cwt91.50–91.501,4482
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A8631.96/cwt10.00–50.002729
Baby Bull Calves—N/A10645.35/cwt30.00–70.004821
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A8321.39/cwt10.00–60.001822
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A10530.54/cwt20.00–45.00324

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.