Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	291	168
Feeder cattle	144	47
Slaughter cattle	147	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Heifers were also trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,146	—
1230–1440	1374	4	109.00–118.00	$112.60	$1,547	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	115.50	$115.50	$1,490	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425 fancy	425	1	112.50	$112.50	$478	—
930	930	1	88.00	$88.00	$818	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1350	1174	85-90%	4	35.00–43.00	$39.16	$460	-22.10
745–1650	1238	85-90%	27	46.50–56.00	$52.74	$653	-3.08
980–1610	1250	85-90%	12	57.00–63.00	$59.16	$740	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	80-85%	1	71.50	$71.50	$955	+8.19
1025–1620	1350	80-85%	3	58.00–59.00	$58.40	$788	—
1100–1640	1382	80-85%	26	60.00–70.00	$66.03	$913	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1320	1305	75-80%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,044	—
1245–1885	1559	75-80%	17	66.50–76.50	$71.99	$1,122	—
1595–1810	1706	75-80%	4	55.00–65.00	$61.82	$1,055	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1390	1178	3	70.00–80.00	$77.27	$910	—
1235–1985	1494	8	86.50–96.00	$92.68	$1,385	—
2095	2095	1	97.50	$97.50	$2,043	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
320	320	1	250.00	$250.00	—
520	520	1	460.00	$460.00	—
685	685	4	690.00	$690.00	+87.59
770	770	1	690.00	$690.00	-27.63
835	835	1	880.00	$880.00	+112.61
935–942	938	21	835.00–855.00	$845.44	—
966–990	977	23	865.00–880.00	$872.27	+92.27
1065	1065	1	735.00	$735.00	-95.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1140	1042	3	73.00–77.00	$75.12	$783	—
1105–1235	1170	2	79.00–88.00	$83.75	$980	—
1200–1350	1279	5	95.50–100.00	$99.03	$1,267	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
480	480	1	270.00	$270.00	—
605	605	1	520.00	$520.00	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	81.00	$81.00	$664	+5.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1330	1288	6	86.00–94.00	$90.51	$1,166	—
1235–1350	1293	2	70.00–74.00	$72.09	$932	—
1250–1670	1411	17	94.50–104.50	$100.44	$1,417	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
791	791	6	99.00	$99.00	$783	—
805	805	1	91.00	$91.00	$733	—

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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.