Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 176▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 114▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No auction last week so compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No report is available on slaughter Holstein steers because of light receipts. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $101.55/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.06 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$101.55
2 head · 780 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−24.85
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1780101.557922thin
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
101.55
—
IN average4 barns · 419 hd
126.40
−24.85
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−108.06
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,35568.829335thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59862.5099911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43655.6179920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19441.9550154
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,25587.751,1012thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26581.001,0251thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,20371.338584thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35086.001,1611thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,13772.558253thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480127.001,8801thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220116.001,4151thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35092.001,2421thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,60872.581,1672thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,470129.501,9041thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,362120.601,6436thin

Every lot

33 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 1780101.55/cwt93.00–110.007922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Dairy Heifers—Large 3480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8361
Dairy Heifers—Large 3635370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3501
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 4645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9352
Dairy Heifers—Large 3869548.93/cwt500.00–600.004,7704
Dairy Heifers—Large 3920485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,4622
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,030770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,9311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,12072.00/cwt72.00–72.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,362120.60/cwt117.00–125.001,6436
Steers—Choice and Prime1,470129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,9041
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,220116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4151
Heifers—Select and Choice1,35092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2421
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,480127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,8801
Heifers—Select1,60872.58/cwt70.00–76.001,1672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17254.64/cwt54.00–55.006403
Bulls——1,63090.10/cwt89.00–91.001,4692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15030.70/cwt25.00–35.0035313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15239.37/cwt36.00–45.0045420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26251.38/cwt46.50–55.5064821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42344.77/cwt43.50–47.006373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43563.50/cwt63.50–63.509111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43957.15/cwt53.00–62.0082216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52661.72/cwt58.00–68.009429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76556.50/cwt56.50–56.509971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,08075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,5701
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,20371.33/cwt67.00–75.008584
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,25587.75/cwt86.50–89.001,1012
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,26581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0251
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,13772.55/cwt70.00–77.008253
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,35086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1611

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.