Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-04-20

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
246 vs last sale 26 272 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
4 vs last sale 147 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. This auction included a special feeder calf sale which had a good offering of dairy heifers with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.50/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$126.50
6 head · 369 lb average
Value per head Derived
$467
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.52
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1369126.504676thin
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
126.50
IN average5 barns · 288 hd
124.98
+1.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,62383.951,3639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62265.441,06236
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31758.3576944
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12648.2354339
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45895.461,3925thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32779.731,0583thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,296114.181,4804thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,270121.501,5431thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,375115.581,5893thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Dairy HeifersLarge 3503395.76/cwt320.00–410.001,99113
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy871796.83/cwt790.00–830.006,94022
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,015846.41/cwt800.00–910.008,59111
Dairy HeifersLarge 3791658.49/cwt600.00–670.005,2096
Dairy HeifersLarge 3640503.88/cwt480.00–510.003,22519
Dairy HeifersLarge 3684537.53/cwt490.00–580.003,67721
Dairy HeifersLarge 3258290.00/cwt290.00–290.007486
SteersMedium and Large 1365126.00/cwt126.00–126.004601
Dairy HeifersLarge 3808626.70/cwt570.00–660.005,06417
Dairy SteersLarge 374573.00/cwt73.00–73.005441
Dairy HeifersLarge 3441385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,69814
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy835727.10/cwt710.00–740.006,07116
Dairy HeifersLarge 3976852.52/cwt850.00–870.008,3218
Dairy SteersLarge 356093.00/cwt93.00–93.005212
Dairy HeifersLarge 3354283.03/cwt280.00–300.001,0027
SteersMedium and Large 1485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
SteersMedium and Large 1341126.00/cwt120.00–128.004304
CowsLean 85-90%1,19458.07/cwt55.00–62.506937
HeifersChoice1,296114.18/cwt110.00–117.501,4804
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,32779.73/cwt76.00–83.501,0583
SteersChoice and Prime1,270121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,5431
Dairy SteersChoice1,45895.46/cwt90.00–99.501,3925
Bulls1,77192.31/cwt89.50–97.001,6355
Dairy HeifersLarge 3708564.24/cwt450.00–575.003,99521
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy515101.00/cwt101.00–101.005201
BullsLarge 384580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Dairy HeifersLarge 3455361.61/cwt350.00–375.001,6453
Dairy HeifersLarge 3562428.67/cwt425.00–440.002,4094
Dairy SteersLarge 337387.19/cwt80.00–94.003259
Dairy HeifersLarge 3904762.49/cwt700.00–775.006,8936
SteersChoice1,375115.58/cwt110.00–120.001,5893
CowsLean 85-90%1,14749.05/cwt44.50–54.0056322
Dairy SteersLarge 331575.00/cwt75.00–75.002361
Dairy HeifersLarge 3869686.91/cwt585.00–700.005,9699
Bulls1,61578.83/cwt76.00–81.001,2732
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy40098.00/cwt98.00–98.003921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31864.97/cwt64.00–68.0085612
CowsLean 85-90%1,03339.55/cwt35.00–43.5040910
Dairy SteersLarge 344080.00/cwt80.00–80.003521
Dairy SteersLarge 3271103.87/cwt96.00–107.002817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67467.25/cwt62.50–72.001,12622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56658.54/cwt56.00–61.5091711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29758.48/cwt54.00–63.5075823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45077.51/cwt74.00–84.001,1243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36849.19/cwt45.00–53.006739
Bulls1,26368.19/cwt65.50–70.008612

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.