Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2020-08-11

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 11
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
34 head
4 vs last sale 38 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
20 vs last sale 163 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
83 head
16 vs last sale 99 83 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 mostly steady. A lower undertone was noted on slaughter steers and slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

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
BullsLow1,69482.721,4015thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58561.4897422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31259.6978335
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12149.3555351
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,49082.551,2302thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,63890.741,4862thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50587.221,31312
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21373.518924thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,15065.417523thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,13557.00/cwt57.00–57.006471
Bulls1,90596.50/cwt96.50–96.501,8381
Bulls1,81086.70/cwt84.50–90.501,5693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40567.64/cwt67.50–68.009503
CowsLean 85-90%1,13147.79/cwt41.00–51.0054119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36753.99/cwt50.00–55.5073810
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,21373.51/cwt70.00–76.008924
Dairy SteersLarge 325585.00/cwt85.00–85.002171
Dairy SteersLarge 353091.00/cwt91.00–91.004821
Dairy SteersLarge 366584.00/cwt84.00–84.005591
Dairy SteersSelect1,15065.41/cwt64.00–68.007523
Dairy SteersChoice1,50587.22/cwt83.00–89.001,31312
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,63890.74/cwt90.50–91.001,4862
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,035740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,6591
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2802
Dairy HeifersLarge 3922750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9152
Dairy HeifersLarge 3719504.02/cwt490.00–560.003,6245
Dairy HeifersLarge 3649590.00/cwt590.00–590.003,8299
Dairy SteersLarge 3160113.00/cwt113.00–113.001811
Dairy HeifersLarge 3675460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,1051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3760520.00/cwt520.00–520.003,9521
Dairy HeifersLarge 3830700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,8101
Dairy HeifersLarge 3865700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0551
Dairy HeifersChoice1,49082.55/cwt78.50–86.501,2302
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,100760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,3601
Baby Bull CalvesN/A8386.84/cwt20.00–135.007219
Baby Bull CalvesN/A107108.12/cwt15.00–125.0011614
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A89114.00/cwt40.00–135.001017
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A109114.11/cwt110.00–120.001247
Dairy HeifersLarge 3325270.00/cwt270.00–270.008781
Dairy HeifersLarge 3570335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27461.19/cwt56.50–66.0078022
CowsLean 85-90%1,13455.92/cwt52.00–62.0063423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57469.59/cwt68.50–73.001,0954
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62855.63/cwt50.00–57.509066
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56761.70/cwt58.00–65.5096712
CowsLean 85-90%1,06635.86/cwt33.00–40.003829

How this sale compares

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.