Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-06-29

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 29
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 144▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 147▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $81.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −985.61 against this barn's trailing median of $1,066.61.
Average price
$81.00
2 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−17.48
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 370381.005692thin
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 sale2 hd
81.00
—
IN average4 barns · 43 hd
98.48
−17.48
This barn, trailing median9 sales
1,066.61
−985.61
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
123311521072992median 1066.6108/0409/1509/2910/1311/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,71466.431,13815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44860.3087318
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20747.6457557
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38194.521,3057thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32086.001,1351thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,313118.811,5604thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200109.501,3141thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,251114.231,4298thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195108.231,2933thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 165599.00/cwt99.00–99.006481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 349074.00/cwt74.00–74.003631
Bulls—Large 391588.00/cwt88.00–88.008051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3277250.94/cwt185.00–275.0069538
Dairy Heifers—Large 3367223.23/cwt220.00–225.008199
Dairy Heifers—Large 3498400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9925
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 329574.00/cwt74.00–74.002181
Dairy Steers—Large 331582.50/cwt82.50–82.502601
Dairy Steers—Large 377588.00/cwt88.00–88.006824
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,195108.23/cwt105.50–110.001,2933
Steers—Choice1,251114.23/cwt110.00–120.001,4298
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,200109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,3141
Heifers—Choice1,313118.81/cwt116.50–120.001,5604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17448.01/cwt43.00–53.0056431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23935.82/cwt30.00–40.0044411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25355.56/cwt53.50–59.5069615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39070.00/cwt70.00–70.009731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42053.32/cwt50.00–55.007575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46562.40/cwt58.00–67.5091412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72465.78/cwt60.00–69.501,13414
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,32086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1351
Dairy Steers—Choice1,38194.52/cwt90.00–98.501,3057

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.