Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-06-15

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 15
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 29▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 132▲ 121 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 trending lower based on a limited comparison. Heifers were also trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were down 4.00 and slaughter bulls down 2.00.

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—Low1,87982.451,5496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58371.421,13128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33564.2185723
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21554.7066545
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,37096.501,3221thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,23064.727962thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45099.501,4431thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37989.921,2405thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18881.609692thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,02875.837805thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,415104.001,4721thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,62092.001,4901thin

Every lot

38 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 Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Dairy Heifers—Large 3430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Dairy Heifers—Large 3469360.01/cwt320.00–390.001,6885
Dairy Heifers—Large 3574346.27/cwt297.00–450.001,98818
Dairy Heifers—Large 3630557.75/cwt440.00–580.003,51431
Dairy Heifers—Large 3660602.41/cwt600.00–605.003,97619
Dairy Heifers—Large 366581.00/cwt81.00–81.005391
Dairy Heifers—Large 3740503.00/cwt450.00–610.003,7223
Dairy Heifers—Large 3768717.63/cwt440.00–750.005,51118
Dairy Heifers—Large 380576.00/cwt76.00–76.006121
Dairy Heifers—Large 3836767.39/cwt640.00–810.006,41512
Dairy Heifers—Large 3881830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,3129
Dairy Heifers—Large 3987780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,6992
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,020779.01/cwt775.00–790.007,94611
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,085830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,0061
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,110860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,5463
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,190820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,7581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 350084.00/cwt84.00–84.004201
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,415104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4721
Heifers—Select and Choice1,62092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69484.92/cwt81.00–87.001,4394
Bulls——1,72590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5531
Bulls——2,77065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,8011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17044.09/cwt39.00–49.005168
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17761.26/cwt60.00–64.507218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23855.82/cwt50.00–59.5069129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26058.00/cwt58.00–58.007311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32271.98/cwt71.50–72.509523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34163.31/cwt59.00–69.0084919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54163.38/cwt58.00–66.009776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54680.31/cwt78.00–84.001,2425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60971.65/cwt67.00–77.001,15317
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,02875.83/cwt70.00–77.507805
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,18881.60/cwt80.00–83.009692
Dairy Steers—Choice1,37989.92/cwt87.00–95.001,2405
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,45099.50/cwt99.50–99.501,4431
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,23064.72/cwt64.50–65.007962
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,37096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,3221

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.