Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 176▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 114▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No auction last week so compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No report is available on slaughter Holstein steers because of light receipts. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $101.55/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.06 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.
Average price
$101.55
2 head · 780 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−24.85
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1780101.557922thin
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 sale2 hd
101.55
—
IN average4 barns · 419 hd
126.40
−24.85
This barn, trailing median1 sales
209.61
−108.06
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
Bulls—Average1,35568.829335thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59862.5099911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43655.6179920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19441.9550154
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,25587.751,1012thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26581.001,0251thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,20371.338584thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35086.001,1611thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,13772.558253thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480127.001,8801thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220116.001,4151thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35092.001,2421thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,60872.581,1672thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,470129.501,9041thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,362120.601,6436thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2—410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006562
SteersMedium and Large 1—780101.55/cwt93.00–110.007922
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—869548.93/cwt500.00–600.004,7704
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4—510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8361
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4—645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9352
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,030770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,9311
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—920485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,4622
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,12072.00/cwt72.00–72.008061
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—635370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3501
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4—350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Bulls——1,63090.10/cwt89.00–91.001,4692
Bulls——1,17254.64/cwt54.00–55.006403
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43957.15/cwt53.00–62.0082216
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52661.72/cwt58.00–68.009429
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,76556.50/cwt56.50–56.509971
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,42344.77/cwt43.50–47.006373
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,26581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0251
SteersChoice—1,362120.60/cwt117.00–125.001,6436
Dairy SteersSelect—1,13772.55/cwt70.00–77.008253
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,35086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1611
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15030.70/cwt25.00–35.0035313
HeifersChoice—1,220116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4151
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,480127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,8801
HeifersSelect—1,60872.58/cwt70.00–76.001,1672
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,20371.33/cwt67.00–75.008584
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,25587.75/cwt86.50–89.001,1012
CowsLean 85-90%—1,26251.38/cwt46.50–55.5064821
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15239.37/cwt36.00–45.0045420
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,35092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2421
SteersChoice and Prime—1,470129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,9041
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43563.50/cwt63.50–63.509111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—2,08075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,5701

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.