Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	213	168	292
Feeder cattle	99	38	111
Slaughter cattle	114	130	181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to down 2.00. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	1	86.00	$86.00	$787	—
1140–1185	1163	2	90.00–100.00	$94.90	$1,104	—
1150–1280	1243	4	108.00–117.00	$114.45	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	118.00	$118.00	$502	—
670	670	1	96.00	$96.00	$643	+5.00
720	720	1	86.00	$86.00	$619	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,108	—
1165–1250	1208	2	119.00–123.00	$121.07	$1,463	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	3	107.00	$107.00	$697	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1375	1110	85-90%	12	31.00–41.00	$37.84	$420	-4.83
900–1510	1160	85-90%	15	46.00–55.00	$51.36	$596	-2.05
1085–1470	1298	85-90%	7	58.00–63.00	$60.05	$779	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1670	1445	80-85%	18	60.00–67.00	$62.98	$910	-0.50
1460–1480	1470	80-85%	2	71.50–72.00	$71.75	$1,055	+3.25
1350–1680	1550	80-85%	4	50.00–59.00	$55.26	$857	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,034	—
1410–1740	1585	75-80%	13	65.00–73.50	$68.52	$1,086	—
1830	1830	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$1,098	-7.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–2175	1627	3	85.00–95.00	$90.16	$1,467	—
1530–2005	1790	3	96.00–102.00	$99.95	$1,789	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
302	302	8	230.00	$230.00	—
408	408	4	340.00	$340.00	+65.00
595	595	2	410.00	$410.00	-40.00
610	610	1	425.00	$425.00	—
690	690	1	300.00	$300.00	—
720	720	1	400.00	$400.00	—
786	786	10	770.00	$770.00	—
828–845	839	16	650.00–860.00	$806.24	—
905–947	924	13	725.00–900.00	$848.99	—
1000–1039	1033	13	800.00–895.00	$880.85	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1330	1247	3	87.00–90.00	$88.57	$1,104	—
1255–1370	1315	3	66.00–78.00	$73.85	$971	—
1302–1730	1417	4	92.00–102.00	$96.28	$1,364	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1655	1495	2	94.00–97.00	$95.66	$1,430	—
1265–1850	1551	5	99.00–108.50	$105.10	$1,630	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
3	3	1	88.00	$88.00	$3	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	82.00	$82.00	$373	—

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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.