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Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 203 154 201
Feeder cattle 39 64 12
Slaughter cattle 160 90 189
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady to down 5.00. Slaughter bulls down 6.00 based on a limited comparison. No other comparison data is available this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1430 1372 3 111.00–116.50 $113.82 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 fancy 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
950 950 1 103.00 $103.00 $978 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–870 860 2 86.00–91.00 $88.53 $761 —
1065–1885 1483 4 103.50–108.00 $105.86 $1,570 —
1670–1820 1745 2 115.50–119.50 $117.41 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1435 1097 85-90% 10 33.00–40.50 $37.10 $407 —
915–1625 1258 85-90% 30 41.00–50.00 $46.14 $580 —
1000–1545 1313 85-90% 12 52.00–55.00 $53.56 $703 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $710 —
1325–1510 1418 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $737 —
1150–1730 1538 80-85% 21 55.00–63.00 $58.88 $906 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $972 +12.00
1665–2045 1769 75-80% 10 55.50–62.50 $58.44 $1,034 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1540 1263 2 55.00–57.00 $56.22 $710 —
1570–1835 1698 3 75.50–85.00 $81.85 $1,390 —
1625–1825 1705 3 87.00–95.50 $90.85 $1,549 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1040 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–985.00 $919.68

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
340 340 1 290.00 $290.00 —
396 396 5 290.00 $290.00 —
483–487 484 6 410.00–440.00 $429.94 —
548 548 4 500.00 $500.00 +90.00
625 625 1 400.00 $400.00 —
710 710 1 635.00 $635.00 —
775–785 780 2 600.00–650.00 $625.16 —
870 870 2 750.00 $750.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1290 1218 2 80.50–91.00 $86.06 $1,048 —
1465–1485 1475 2 103.50–105.50 $104.51 $1,542 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1370 1280 2 77.00–79.00 $78.07 $999 —
1380–1650 1469 6 95.00–103.00 $98.30 $1,444 —
1510 1510 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,299 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 2 81.00 $81.00 $435 —
575 575 2 88.00 $88.00 $506 —
725 725 1 87.00 $87.00 $631 —
815 815 1 85.00 $85.00 $693 —
1045 1045 1 84.00 $84.00 $878 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 3 69.00 $69.00 $506 —

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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.