Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-10-12

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Oct 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
29 head
10 vs last sale 39 10 vs year ago 39 · 25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
49 vs last sale 160 49 vs year ago 160 · 30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein steers up 4.00 based on a limited comparison. No report available on slaughter heifers and slaughter Holstein heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter bulls up 2.00 and slaughter cows down 3.00.

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
BullsAverage1,53478.391,2025thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69255.6994217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40253.1674515
CowsLean 85-90%High1,19842.4850948
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,41789.061,2623thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,580109.501,7301thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,458102.931,5014thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,40592.991,3072thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360113.501,5441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,205105.171,2672thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,09094.001,0251thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430121.001,7301thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,348113.501,5302thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,15595.001,0971thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 3298235.00/cwt235.00–235.007003
Dairy HeifersLarge 3960760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,2966
Dairy HeifersLarge 3905760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,8781
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,050830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,7151
Dairy HeifersLarge 3755450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3981
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,220900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,9801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3420322.62/cwt320.00–325.001,3552
Bulls1,62183.99/cwt79.50–87.501,3614
Bulls1,18556.00/cwt56.00–56.006641
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40153.94/cwt51.00–60.0075613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68755.36/cwt50.00–58.5093416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40548.09/cwt47.00–49.006762
CowsLean 85-90%1,29651.05/cwt48.00–57.0066213
Dairy HeifersChoice1,41789.06/cwt85.00–94.001,2623
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,580109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,7301
SteersChoice1,348113.50/cwt113.00–114.001,5302
SteersSelect and Choice1,15595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0971
SteersChoice and Prime1,430121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7301
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,40592.99/cwt91.00–95.001,3072
Dairy SteersChoice1,458102.93/cwt101.00–105.501,5014
HeifersSelect and Choice1,09094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0251
HeifersChoice and Prime1,360113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,5441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77061.00/cwt61.00–61.001,0801
CowsLean 85-90%1,10334.15/cwt26.00–36.0037713
CowsLean 85-90%1,19642.33/cwt37.00–47.5050622
HeifersChoice1,205105.17/cwt100.00–110.001,2672

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.