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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 28

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Aug 17Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 99▲ 30 vs year ago 34 · +88.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 114▼ 53 vs year ago 143 · −37.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $112.08/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.52 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$112.08

6 head · 285 lb average

Value per head Derived

$319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.28

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	285	112.08	319	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

112.08

—

IN average4 barns · 253 hd

124.36

−12.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−97.52

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	—	Average	1,380	88.55	1,222	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	63.55	1,086	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	57.59	788	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	47.58	541	47
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	85.00	1,194	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	94.00	1,231	1thin

Every lot

19 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 1-2	244	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	276	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	527	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	268	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	697	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	357	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,125	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	88.55/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,222	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	35.09/cwt	30.00–40.00	386	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	46.75/cwt	40.50–50.50	529	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	54.09/cwt	51.00–57.50	627	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	50.34/cwt	47.00–52.00	673	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	66.25/cwt	66.00–66.50	908	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	58.18/cwt	54.50–63.50	799	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	795	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	67.74/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,147	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	63.49/cwt	57.00–67.00	1,100	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,194	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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 99Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 114Year ago 143

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	107.50	107.50
5	—	244	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	410.00	410.00
7	—	357	315.00	315.00
14	—	268	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	88.00–89.00	88.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,733	57.00–67.00	63.49
1	—	1,420	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,693	67.50–68.00	67.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,101	30.00–40.00	35.09
18	—	1,159	51.00–57.50	54.09
21	—	1,131	40.50–50.50	46.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	47.00–52.00	50.34
2	—	1,370	66.00–66.50	66.25
20	—	1,374	54.50–63.50	58.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	85.00	85.00

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.