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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 29

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 27▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 117▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower this week. No other comparisons are available because of light offerings but good buyer demand noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −84.41 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$125.20

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.87

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	125.20	680	5thin

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 sale5 hd

125.20

—

IN average5 barns · 399 hd

107.33

+17.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−84.41

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

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	53.61	847	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	50.66	648	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	40.73	454	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,571	89.00	1,398	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	102.00	1,219	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	80.93	998	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,263	100.76	1,273	3thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	470	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	291	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	377	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,056	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	479	327.60/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,569	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	960	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	538	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,263	100.76/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,273	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,219	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,233	80.93/cwt	77.00–83.50	998	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	39.55/cwt	35.00–45.00	437	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	29.09/cwt	24.50–33.00	321	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	49.25/cwt	45.50–53.50	559	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	42.81/cwt	38.00–45.50	513	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	59.77/cwt	57.50–64.00	743	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	51.60/cwt	46.50–56.00	674	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	45.24/cwt	43.00–47.50	596	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	60.12/cwt	59.00–62.50	905	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	52.83/cwt	50.00–57.00	871	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,571	89.00/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,398	5

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 Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 117Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower this week. No other comparisons are available because of light offerings but good buyer demand noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	380.00	380.00
4	—	479	290.00–340.00	327.60
2	—	377	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,648	50.00–57.00	52.83
2	—	1,318	43.00–47.50	45.24
4	—	1,505	59.00–62.50	60.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,199	38.00–45.50	42.81
21	—	1,306	46.50–56.00	51.60
3	—	1,243	57.50–64.00	59.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,105	35.00–45.00	39.55
13	—	1,135	45.50–53.50	49.25
7	—	1,105	24.50–33.00	29.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	77.00–83.50	80.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	99.00–103.50	100.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	87.00–90.00	89.00

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.