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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 97▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 129▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were to mostly steady to 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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 $121.30/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −342.28 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$121.30

3 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.76

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	121.30	949	3thin

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 sale3 hd

121.30

—

IN average5 barns · 374 hd

115.54

+5.76

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−342.28

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	1,440	84.56	1,218	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	67.10	1,119	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	62.36	816	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	53.01	585	19
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	64.60	820	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	99.35	1,602	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,495	93.11	1,392	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,055	81.00	855	1thin

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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	121.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	949	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	695	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	372	97.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	364	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	427	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	477	90.38/cwt	90.00–92.00	431	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	84.56/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,218	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	44.54/cwt	44.00–45.00	487	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	52.76/cwt	49.00–57.50	580	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	59.82/cwt	59.50–60.00	673	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	62.26/cwt	58.00–66.00	806	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	827	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	66.62/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,107	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,259	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,270	64.60/cwt	63.00–67.00	820	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,495	93.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,392	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,612	99.35/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,602	7

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	83.50–85.50	84.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	63.00–67.00	64.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,612	96.00–101.00	99.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	90.00–95.00	93.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,295	58.00–66.00	62.26
1	—	1,450	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,450	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	59.50–60.00	59.82
14	—	1,100	49.00–57.50	52.76
2	—	1,093	44.00–45.00	44.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	74.00–75.00	74.52
1	—	1,700	57.50	57.50
11	—	1,661	63.00–70.00	66.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	460.00	460.00
1	—	390	390.00	390.00
1	—	415	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	118.00–123.00	121.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	90.00–92.00	90.38
6	—	372	94.00–100.00	97.96
1	—	440	97.00	97.00
1	—	615	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.