Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	168	161
Feeder cattle	47	29
Slaughter cattle	121	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Heifers were also trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were down 4.00 and slaughter bulls down 2.00.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,472	+2.49
1620	1620	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,490	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1385	1170	85-90%	8	39.00–49.00	$44.09	$516	-5.44
1030–1495	1177	85-90%	8	60.00–64.50	$61.26	$721	+11.73
865–1620	1238	85-90%	29	50.00–59.50	$55.82	$691	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1855	1541	75-80%	6	58.00–66.00	$63.38	$977	—
1270–1945	1546	75-80%	5	78.00–84.00	$80.31	$1,242	—
1100–1955	1609	75-80%	17	67.00–77.00	$71.65	$1,153	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$731	-3.75
1145–1470	1322	80-85%	3	71.50–72.50	$71.98	$952	+4.15
1015–1650	1341	80-85%	19	59.00–69.00	$63.31	$849	-4.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1835	1694	4	81.00–87.00	$84.92	$1,439	—
1725	1725	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,552	—
2770	2770	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,800	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
350	350	1	230.00	$230.00	—
430	430	1	240.00	$240.00	-80.00
460–475	469	5	320.00–390.00	$360.01	—
562–598	574	18	297.00–450.00	$346.27	—
605–632	630	31	440.00–580.00	$557.75	—
650–672	660	19	600.00–605.00	$602.41	—
735–742	740	3	450.00–610.00	$503.00	—
750–777	768	18	440.00–750.00	$717.63	—
835–838	836	12	640.00–810.00	$767.39	—
881	881	9	830.00	$830.00	+50.00
987	987	2	780.00	$780.00	+40.00
1000–1027	1020	11	775.00–790.00	$779.01	—
1085	1085	1	830.00	$830.00	—
1110	1110	3	860.00	$860.00	—
1190	1190	1	820.00	$820.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1365	1230	2	64.50–65.00	$64.72	$796	—
1370	1370	1	96.50	$96.50	$1,322	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	81.00	$81.00	$539	—
805	805	1	76.00	$76.00	$612	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1130	1028	5	70.00–77.50	$75.83	$780	—
1110–1265	1188	2	80.00–83.00	$81.60	$969	—
1300–1475	1379	5	87.00–95.00	$89.92	$1,240	-1.14
1450	1450	1	99.50	$99.50	$1,443	-3.26

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	84.00	$84.00	$420	—

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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.