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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 23

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 5▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 45▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts last week, no comparison data is available. Slaughter cows were trending higher and good demand was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −373.58 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$90.00

1 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.82

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	90.00	656	1thin

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 sale1 hd

90.00

—

IN average3 barns · 183 hd

109.82

−19.82

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−373.58

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

3 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $230.37, median $463.58 across 3 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	1,853	83.96	1,555	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	68.21	1,138	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	62.53	911	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	54.18	637	57
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	88.50	1,403	1thin

Every lot

16 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	180	163.33/cwt	130.00–180.00	294	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	292	211.60/cwt	160.00–240.00	618	30
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	511	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,993	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,211	1
Bulls	—	—	2,022	81.94/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,657	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	39.16/cwt	35.00–45.00	414	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	52.41/cwt	46.00–56.00	610	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	59.58/cwt	56.50–66.50	724	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	54.10/cwt	50.50–56.50	783	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	62.59/cwt	57.00–67.00	907	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	70.76/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,056	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	75.68/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,140	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	68.32/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,149	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	58.05/cwt	55.00–62.00	1,022	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,585	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,403	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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 45Year ago 0

Due to light receipts last week, no comparison data is available. Slaughter cows were trending higher and good demand was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	390.00	390.00
30	—	292	160.00–240.00	211.60
3	—	180	130.00–180.00	163.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	729	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,022	79.00–88.00	81.94
1	—	1,345	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,449	57.00–67.00	62.59
12	—	1,448	50.50–56.50	54.10
12	—	1,493	68.00–74.50	70.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	74.50–78.00	75.68
4	—	1,760	55.00–62.00	58.05
31	—	1,682	64.00–74.00	68.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	35.00–45.00	39.16
23	—	1,163	46.00–56.00	52.41
27	—	1,216	56.50–66.50	59.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	88.50	88.50

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.