Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	613	245
Feeder cattle	80	—
Slaughter cattle	171	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data available. Today's auction was a special feeder calf sale and good demand and buyer participation noted. Next week there are no Topeka Livestock or Hay auctions as they will be hosting their annual Topeka Fall Draft Horse, Equipment, and Tack Auction.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350	1350	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,148
1175–1615	1372	15	94.00–102.50	$98.92	$1,357

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1190–1330	1258	3	94.00–98.50	$97.08	$1,221

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
632	632	2	120.00	$120.00	$758

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350	350	2	90.00	$90.00	$315

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Feeder Bulls

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	1	61.00	$61.00	$476

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	1	77.00	$77.00	$616

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1155	1032	85-90%	3	25.00–30.00	$27.90	$288
800–1430	1132	85-90%	28	35.00–44.50	$39.60	$448
960–1450	1158	85-90%	10	45.50–54.50	$47.89	$555

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1012–1215	1087	80-85%	3	55.00–60.00	$56.74	$617
890–1620	1335	80-85%	3	40.00–44.00	$42.30	$565
940–1625	1353	80-85%	21	45.00–53.50	$48.81	$660

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1210–1910	1503	75-80%	10	57.50–67.00	$59.29	$891
1260–1870	1603	75-80%	9	50.00–57.00	$53.98	$865
1550–1810	1680	75-80%	2	47.00–49.50	$48.35	$812

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195–1775	1514	6	64.00–74.00	$69.79	$1,057

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
55–95	85	N/A	46	10.00–160.00	$70.20	$60
100–125	108	N/A	38	40.00–180.00	$99.82	$108

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
65–95	80	N/A	19	10.00–90.00	$24.08
100–105	103	N/A	3	25.00–30.00	$26.61

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
305–349	332	41	180.00–330.00	$279.85
350–380	358	15	190.00–325.00	$311.14
425–437	432	4	200.00–350.00	$257.52
450–490	455	10	250.00–375.00	$342.56
515–532	524	4	360.00–400.00	$380.32
575–585	578	4	320.00–460.00	$424.55
620–647	631	49	450.00–635.00	$606.91
650–691	675	61	490.00–625.00	$597.58
700–745	727	13	540.00–580.00	$569.55
760–782	775	4	530.00–620.00	$582.35
810–830	822	6	580.00–725.00	$656.54
855–898	869	17	635.00–765.00	$718.88
947	947	11	725.00	$725.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180–1370	1293	4	60.00–68.50	$63.76	$824
1195–1550	1317	3	69.50–71.00	$70.15	$924
1405	1405	1	81.50	$81.50	$1,145

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
172–195	180	3	80.00–87.50	$84.79	$153
205–230	218	2	78.00–89.00	$83.82	$183
285–292	290	6	78.00–86.00	$80.62	$234
390	390	1	92.00	$92.00	$359
410	410	1	81.00	$81.00	$332
522	522	4	79.00	$79.00	$412
710	710	2	76.00	$76.00	$540

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1510–1605	1559	4	87.50–93.50	$89.41	$1,394
1470–1700	1585	2	81.00–85.50	$83.41	$1,322

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.