Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-09-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 28
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
35 vs last sale 99 30 vs year ago 34 · +88.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
24 vs last sale 114 53 vs year ago 143 · 37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $112.08/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$112.08
6 head · 285 lb average
Value per head Derived
$319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
12.28
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2285112.083196thin
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
112.08
IN average4 barns · 253 hd
124.36
−12.28
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
BullsAverage1,38088.551,2222thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70863.551,08616
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36857.5978826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13747.5854147
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,40585.001,1941thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,31094.001,2311thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270111.00/cwt111.00–111.003001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490107.50/cwt107.50–107.505271
Dairy HeifersLarge 3515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2244113.00/cwt113.00–113.002765
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Dairy HeifersLarge 3357315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1257
Dairy HeifersLarge 3268260.00/cwt260.00–260.0069714
Bulls1,38088.55/cwt88.00–89.001,2222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73363.49/cwt57.00–67.001,10013
CowsLean 85-90%1,10135.09/cwt30.00–40.003868
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33650.34/cwt47.00–52.006734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37066.25/cwt66.00–66.509082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37458.18/cwt54.50–63.5079920
HeifersChoice1,31094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2311
CowsLean 85-90%1,15954.09/cwt51.00–57.5062718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42056.00/cwt56.00–56.007951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69367.74/cwt67.50–68.001,1472
CowsLean 85-90%1,13146.75/cwt40.50–50.5052921
Dairy HeifersChoice1,40585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1941

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.