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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 4

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 44▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 149▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 95▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a lower undertone was noted on slaughter steers and slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $80.37/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −986.24 against this barn's trailing median of $1,066.61.

Average price

$80.37

19 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.48

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	418	80.37	336	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

80.37

—

IN average5 barns · 70 hd

96.85

−16.48

This barn, trailing median9 sales

1,066.61

−986.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,218.82, low $1,005.59, median $1,066.61 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,285	73.50	944	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	62.61	1,026	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	59.06	817	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,191	49.02	584	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	72.48	902	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	87.34	1,379	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	93.66	1,211	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	99.00	1,381	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	93.31	1,230	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	84.11	1,074	3thin

Every lot

35 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	278	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	220	5
Bulls	—	Large 3	408	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	318	6
Bulls	—	Large 3	513	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	426	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	177	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	140	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	210	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	255	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	450	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	448	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	643	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	498	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	772	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	672	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,277	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,074	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,318	93.31/cwt	88.50–96.50	1,230	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,395	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,293	93.66/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,211	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	985	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	50.96/cwt	45.50–55.50	567	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	40.42/cwt	35.00–45.00	466	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	67.25/cwt	67.00–67.50	911	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	52.05/cwt	47.00–56.00	717	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	61.17/cwt	57.00–66.50	848	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	70.92/cwt	70.00–72.50	994	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,482	59.09/cwt	57.00–61.50	876	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	55.49/cwt	50.00–58.50	912	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	63.12/cwt	59.00–68.00	1,055	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,579	87.34/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,379	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,245	72.48/cwt	69.00–76.00	902	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	83	82.74/cwt	50.00–115.00	69	19
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	105	94.21/cwt	35.00–110.00	99	25
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	78	60.38/cwt	35.00–95.00	47	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	84	1

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Aug 4, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 149Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 99Last week 95Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	79.00	79.00
6	—	408	78.00	78.00
8	—	513	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	89.00	89.00
2	—	240	87.50	87.50
2	—	772	87.00	87.00
2	—	177	79.00	79.00
1	—	290	88.00	88.00
1	—	360	86.00	86.00
3	—	643	77.50	77.50
1	—	445	83.00	83.00
1	—	450	86.00	86.00
1	—	515	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	89.00	89.00
1	—	985	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	67.00–67.50	67.25
12	—	1,377	47.00–56.00	52.05
32	—	1,387	57.00–66.50	61.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	35.00–45.00	40.42
14	—	1,112	45.50–55.50	50.96
5	—	1,482	57.00–61.50	59.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	70.00–72.50	70.92
5	—	1,644	50.00–58.50	55.49
21	—	1,671	59.00–68.00	63.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	86.50–88.00	87.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	69.00–76.00	72.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	91.50–96.00	93.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	80.00–87.00	84.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,318	88.50–96.50	93.31

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	19	—	83	50.00–115.00	82.74
—	N/A	25	—	105	35.00–110.00	94.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	105	80.00	80.00
—	N/A	6	—	78	35.00–95.00	60.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.