Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	423	173
Feeder cattle	272	26
Slaughter cattle	151	147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. This auction included a special feeder calf sale which had a good offering of dairy heifers with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–341	341	4	120.00–128.00	$126.00	$430	—
365	365	1	126.00	$126.00	$460	—
485	485	1	129.00	$129.00	$626	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	121.50	$121.50	$1,543	—
1285–1450	1375	3	110.00–120.00	$115.58	$1,589	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1465	1296	4	110.00–117.50	$114.18	$1,480	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	80.00	$80.00	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1670	1297	80-85%	23	54.00–63.50	$58.48	$758	—
950–1575	1318	80-85%	12	64.00–68.00	$64.97	$856	+1.89
910–1690	1368	80-85%	9	45.00–53.00	$49.19	$673	-25.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1400	1033	85-90%	10	35.00–43.50	$39.55	$409	—
790–1430	1147	85-90%	22	44.50–54.00	$49.05	$563	—
985–1435	1194	85-90%	7	55.00–62.50	$58.07	$693	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1555	1450	75-80%	3	74.00–84.00	$77.51	$1,124	—
1305–1830	1566	75-80%	11	56.00–61.50	$58.54	$917	-13.83
1285–1955	1674	75-80%	22	62.50–72.00	$67.25	$1,126	+8.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1510	1263	2	65.50–70.00	$68.19	$861	—
1400–1830	1615	2	76.00–81.00	$78.83	$1,273	-14.91
1530–1995	1771	5	89.50–97.00	$92.31	$1,635	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
258	258	6	290.00	$290.00	—
350–375	354	7	280.00–300.00	$283.03	—
441	441	14	385.00	$385.00	—
450–460	455	3	350.00–375.00	$361.61	—
500–517	503	13	320.00–410.00	$395.76	—
550–566	562	4	425.00–440.00	$428.67	-62.06
620–646	640	19	480.00–510.00	$503.88	—
665–695	684	21	490.00–580.00	$537.53	—
707–715	708	21	450.00–575.00	$564.24	-25.76
780–793	791	6	600.00–670.00	$658.49	+124.21
801–825	808	17	570.00–660.00	$626.70	—
820–846 fancy	835	16	710.00–740.00	$727.10	—
862–895	869	9	585.00–700.00	$686.91	—
867–877 fancy	871	22	790.00–830.00	$796.83	—
904–905	904	6	700.00–775.00	$762.49	—
975–985	976	8	850.00–870.00	$852.52	—
1003–1033	1015	11	800.00–910.00	$846.41	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–272	271	7	96.00–107.00	$103.87	$281	—
315	315	1	75.00	$75.00	$236	+17.00
365–385	373	9	80.00–94.00	$87.19	$325	+40.19
400 fancy	400	1	98.00	$98.00	$392	—
440	440	1	80.00	$80.00	$352	—
515 fancy	515	1	101.00	$101.00	$520	—
560	560	2	93.00	$93.00	$521	—
745	745	1	73.00	$73.00	$544	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1445	1327	3	76.00–83.50	$79.73	$1,058	-28.27
1395–1555	1458	5	90.00–99.50	$95.46	$1,392	—

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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.