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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 272▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 151▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as auction was not reported last week.

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 $103.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −962.86 against this barn's trailing median of $1,066.61.

Average price

$103.75

4 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.24

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	794	103.75	824	4thin

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 sale4 hd

103.75

—

IN average5 barns · 116 hd

104.99

−1.24

This barn, trailing median9 sales

1,066.61

−962.86

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	1,756	84.37	1,481	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,794	64.88	1,164	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	59.41	808	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	48.99	530	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,477	96.52	1,426	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	81.27	1,138	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	73.39	901	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	105.74	1,343	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	96.26	1,426	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,411	85.65	1,209	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,228	76.70	942	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,230	113.00	1,390	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	101.12	1,348	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,209	90.59	1,095	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	70.00	844	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,275	106.00	1,352	1thin

Every lot

41 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 1Fancy	243	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	323	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,362	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	239	175.71/cwt	155.00–195.00	420	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	275	177.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	487	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	329	279.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	920	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	416	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,498	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	514	412.06/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,118	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	550	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,025	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	695	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,892	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	850	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,865	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	402	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	390	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,275	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,209	90.59/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,095	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,230	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,390	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	101.12/cwt	96.50–105.50	1,348	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.37/cwt	72.00–76.50	1,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,931	89.37/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,726	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	36.36/cwt	30.00–40.00	335	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	56.90/cwt	55.50–58.00	629	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	50.56/cwt	45.00–55.00	570	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	781	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	53.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	680	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	60.84/cwt	56.00–65.50	849	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	72.75/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,130	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	1,038	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,856	66.36/cwt	60.50–68.50	1,232	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,228	76.70/cwt	74.00–79.00	942	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,270	105.74/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,343	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,411	85.65/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,209	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,481	96.26/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,426	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,228	73.39/cwt	71.00–77.00	901	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,400	81.27/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,138	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,477	96.52/cwt	94.00–98.50	1,426	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	775	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	574	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 272Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 151Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison data is available as auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,931	87.00–91.50	89.37
2	—	1,405	72.00–76.50	74.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	96.50–105.50	101.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	88.00–91.50	90.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	74.00–79.00	76.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	105.50–106.00	105.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,481	92.50–102.00	96.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	82.00–88.00	85.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	50.00–55.00	53.21
1	—	1,148	68.00	68.00
20	—	1,395	56.00–65.50	60.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	71.00–74.00	72.75
8	—	1,856	60.50–68.50	66.36
4	—	1,790	57.00–59.00	57.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	921	30.00–40.00	36.36
18	—	1,128	45.00–55.00	50.56
6	—	1,105	55.50–58.00	56.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	94.00–98.50	96.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	80.00–84.00	81.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	71.00–77.00	73.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	243	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,285	106.00	106.00
2	—	665	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	239	155.00–195.00	175.71
15	—	416	360.00	360.00
1	—	695	560.00	560.00
5	—	514	380.00–420.00	412.06
1	—	550	550.00	550.00
1	—	850	690.00	690.00
4	—	465	400.00	400.00
14	—	329	270.00–290.00	279.73
8	—	275	170.00–190.00	177.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	105.00	105.00
2	—	402	97.00	97.00
1	—	325	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	74.00	74.00

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.