Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 13
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 14▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 134▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, dairy steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison and slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Dairy heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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—Low1,53490.791,39314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68867.761,14424
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35062.2284044
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08849.0053335
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,24592.771,1555thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,340108.001,4471thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,540100.981,5558thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19386.211,0284thin

Every lot

26 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 3580490.73/cwt470.00–495.002,8466
Dairy Heifers—Large 3730590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,3078
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Fancy770650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0053
Dairy Heifers—Large 3778534.28/cwt490.00–580.004,1572
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332258.00/cwt58.00–58.001874
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy33979.00/cwt79.00–79.002687
Dairy Steers—Large 337247.00/cwt47.00–47.001756
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy60396.00/cwt96.00–96.005793
Dairy Steers—Large 375056.00/cwt56.00–56.004201
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy86287.00/cwt87.00–87.007504
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13975.05/cwt72.00–80.008554
Bulls——1,61093.74/cwt89.00–97.001,5096
Bulls——1,816102.10/cwt101.00–104.001,8544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05337.07/cwt30.00–40.003906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09048.86/cwt44.00–54.0053321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11058.33/cwt55.50–63.506478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32963.08/cwt59.00–69.0083831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38375.11/cwt71.50–80.001,0393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40655.69/cwt54.00–58.0078310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56872.37/cwt70.50–73.501,1357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67558.46/cwt56.50–60.009792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74666.85/cwt63.00–69.501,16715
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,19386.21/cwt84.00–89.001,0284
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,340108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4471
Dairy Steers—Choice1,540100.98/cwt97.00–103.501,5558
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,24592.77/cwt88.00–98.001,1555

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.