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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Apr 13Apr 20May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 246 vs last sale 26▲ 272 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 147▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. This auction included a special feeder calf sale which had a good offering of dairy heifers with active buyer participation.

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 $126.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −83.11 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$126.50

6 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.52

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	126.50	467	6thin

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 sale6 hd

126.50

—

IN average5 barns · 288 hd

124.98

+1.52

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−83.11

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
Bulls	—	High	1,623	83.95	1,363	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	65.44	1,062	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	58.35	769	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	48.23	543	39
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	95.46	1,392	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	79.73	1,058	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	114.18	1,480	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	121.50	1,543	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	115.58	1,589	3thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	126.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	430	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	258	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	748	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	354	283.03/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,002	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	441	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,698	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	455	361.61/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,645	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	503	395.76/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,991	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	562	428.67/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,409	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	640	503.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	3,225	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	684	537.53/cwt	490.00–580.00	3,677	21
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	708	564.24/cwt	450.00–575.00	3,995	21
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	791	658.49/cwt	600.00–670.00	5,209	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	808	626.70/cwt	570.00–660.00	5,064	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	835	727.10/cwt	710.00–740.00	6,071	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	869	686.91/cwt	585.00–700.00	5,969	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	871	796.83/cwt	790.00–830.00	6,940	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	904	762.49/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,893	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	976	852.52/cwt	850.00–870.00	8,321	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,015	846.41/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,591	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	271	103.87/cwt	96.00–107.00	281	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	236	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	373	87.19/cwt	80.00–94.00	325	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	400	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	521	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,270	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,543	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	115.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,589	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,296	114.18/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,480	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	68.19/cwt	65.50–70.00	861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	78.83/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	92.31/cwt	89.50–97.00	1,635	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	39.55/cwt	35.00–43.50	409	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	49.05/cwt	44.50–54.00	563	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	58.07/cwt	55.00–62.50	693	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	58.48/cwt	54.00–63.50	758	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	64.97/cwt	64.00–68.00	856	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	49.19/cwt	45.00–53.00	673	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	77.51/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,124	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	58.54/cwt	56.00–61.50	917	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	67.25/cwt	62.50–72.00	1,126	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	79.73/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,058	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,458	95.46/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,392	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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 147Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	503	320.00–410.00	395.76
11	—	1,015	800.00–910.00	846.41
6	—	791	600.00–670.00	658.49
19	—	640	480.00–510.00	503.88
21	—	684	490.00–580.00	537.53
6	—	258	290.00	290.00
17	—	808	570.00–660.00	626.70
14	—	441	385.00	385.00
8	—	976	850.00–870.00	852.52
7	—	354	280.00–300.00	283.03
21	—	708	450.00–575.00	564.24
3	—	455	350.00–375.00	361.61
4	—	562	425.00–440.00	428.67
6	—	904	700.00–775.00	762.49
9	—	869	585.00–700.00	686.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	871	790.00–830.00	796.83
16	—	835	710.00–740.00	727.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	126.00	126.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
4	—	341	120.00–128.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	73.00	73.00
2	—	560	93.00	93.00
9	—	373	80.00–94.00	87.19
1	—	315	75.00	75.00
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
7	—	271	96.00–107.00	103.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
1	—	400	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	55.00–62.50	58.07
22	—	1,147	44.50–54.00	49.05
10	—	1,033	35.00–43.50	39.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,318	64.00–68.00	64.97
23	—	1,297	54.00–63.50	58.48
9	—	1,368	45.00–53.00	49.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,674	62.50–72.00	67.25
11	—	1,566	56.00–61.50	58.54
3	—	1,450	74.00–84.00	77.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	110.00–117.50	114.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	76.00–83.50	79.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	90.00–99.50	95.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	110.00–120.00	115.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,771	89.50–97.00	92.31
2	—	1,615	76.00–81.00	78.83
2	—	1,263	65.50–70.00	68.19

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.