Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-06-15

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 15
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
47 head
18 vs last sale 29 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
11 vs last sale 132 121 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 trending lower based on a limited comparison. Heifers were also trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were down 4.00 and slaughter bulls down 2.00.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,87982.451,5496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58371.421,13128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33564.2185723
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21554.7066545
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,37096.501,3221thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,23064.727962thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45099.501,4431thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37989.921,2405thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18881.609692thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,02875.837805thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,415104.001,4721thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,62092.001,4901thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 SteersSelect1,02875.83/cwt70.00–77.507805
HeifersSelect and Choice1,62092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4901
Dairy SteersChoice1,37989.92/cwt87.00–95.001,2405
CowsLean 85-90%1,17761.26/cwt60.00–64.507218
Bulls2,77065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,8011
Bulls1,69484.92/cwt81.00–87.001,4394
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,110860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,5463
Dairy HeifersLarge 3469360.01/cwt320.00–390.001,6885
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,190820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,7581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3630557.75/cwt440.00–580.003,51431
Dairy HeifersLarge 3881830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,3129
Dairy HeifersLarge 3574346.27/cwt297.00–450.001,98818
Dairy HeifersLarge 3768717.63/cwt440.00–750.005,51118
Dairy HeifersLarge 3660602.41/cwt600.00–605.003,97619
Dairy SteersLarge 350084.00/cwt84.00–84.004201
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,020779.01/cwt775.00–790.007,94611
Dairy HeifersLarge 366581.00/cwt81.00–81.005391
Dairy HeifersLarge 380576.00/cwt76.00–76.006121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60971.65/cwt67.00–77.001,15317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54680.31/cwt78.00–84.001,2425
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,085830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,0061
Dairy HeifersLarge 3740503.00/cwt450.00–610.003,7223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34163.31/cwt59.00–69.0084919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54163.38/cwt58.00–66.009776
HeifersChoice1,415104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4721
Dairy HeifersChoice1,37096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,3221
Dairy HeifersLarge 3836767.39/cwt640.00–810.006,41512
Dairy HeifersLarge 3987780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,6992
Bulls1,72590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5531
Dairy HeifersSelect1,23064.72/cwt64.50–65.007962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32271.98/cwt71.50–72.509523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26058.00/cwt58.00–58.007311
CowsLean 85-90%1,17044.09/cwt39.00–49.005168
CowsLean 85-90%1,23855.82/cwt50.00–59.5069129
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,18881.60/cwt80.00–83.009692
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,45099.50/cwt99.50–99.501,4431

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.