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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 39▼ 10 vs year ago 39 · −25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 160▼ 49 vs year ago 160 · −30.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein steers up 4.00 based on a limited comparison. No report available on slaughter heifers and slaughter Holstein heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter bulls up 2.00 and slaughter cows down 3.00.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,534	78.39	1,202	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	55.69	942	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	53.16	745	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	42.48	509	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	89.06	1,262	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	109.50	1,730	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	102.93	1,501	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	92.99	1,307	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	113.50	1,544	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	105.17	1,267	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	94.00	1,025	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	121.00	1,730	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	113.50	1,530	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	95.00	1,097	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	298	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	700	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	420	322.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,355	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	755	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,398	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	905	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,878	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	960	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,296	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,050	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,715	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,155	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,097	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,348	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,530	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,025	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,267	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,360	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	83.99/cwt	79.50–87.50	1,361	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	34.15/cwt	26.00–36.00	377	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	42.33/cwt	37.00–47.50	506	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	51.05/cwt	48.00–57.00	662	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	53.94/cwt	51.00–60.00	756	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	48.09/cwt	47.00–49.00	676	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,687	55.36/cwt	50.00–58.50	934	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,417	89.06/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,262	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,405	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,307	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,458	102.93/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,501	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,580	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,730	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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 39Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 160Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	235.00	235.00
6	—	960	760.00	760.00
1	—	905	760.00	760.00
1	—	1,050	830.00	830.00
1	—	755	450.00	450.00
1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
2	—	420	320.00–325.00	322.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	79.50–87.50	83.99
1	—	1,185	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,401	51.00–60.00	53.94
2	—	1,405	47.00–49.00	48.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,687	50.00–58.50	55.36
1	—	1,770	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,296	48.00–57.00	51.05
13	—	1,103	26.00–36.00	34.15
22	—	1,196	37.00–47.50	42.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	85.00–94.00	89.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	91.00–95.00	92.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	101.00–105.50	102.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	113.00–114.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	100.00–110.00	105.17

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.