Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,757 | 99.59 | 1,750 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,636 | 89.70 | 1,468 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,495 | 86.20 | 1,289 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,209 | 68.29 | 826 | 60 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,377 | 90.37 | 1,244 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,728 | 128.50 | 2,220 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,726 | 123.36 | 2,129 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,404 | 107.67 | 1,512 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,381 | 97.56 | 1,347 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,083 | 125.81 | 1,363 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
18 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, INNothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,898 | 99.29/cwt | 95.50–104.00 | 1,885 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 810 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 575 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,808 | 114.79/cwt | 108.50–119.00 | 2,075 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,468 | 85.83/cwt | 83.00–89.00 | 1,260 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,453 | 78.97/cwt | 78.00–80.00 | 1,147 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,618 | 94.54/cwt | 94.00–95.00 | 1,530 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,083 | 125.81/cwt | 122.50–128.50 | 1,363 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,377 | 90.37/cwt | 85.00–98.00 | 1,244 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,726 | 123.36/cwt | 116.50–127.50 | 2,129 | 8 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,728 | 128.50/cwt | 128.50–128.50 | 2,220 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,381 | 97.56/cwt | 93.00–101.00 | 1,347 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,404 | 107.67/cwt | 104.50–114.50 | 1,512 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,586 | 88.66/cwt | 85.00–95.50 | 1,406 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,463 | 103.71/cwt | 103.00–104.50 | 1,517 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 2,010 | 79.82/cwt | 75.00–84.50 | 1,604 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,191 | 64.36/cwt | 58.00–69.00 | 767 | 26 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,248 | 74.62/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 931 | 29 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,082 | 52.00/cwt | 44.00–55.00 | 563 | 5 |
How this sale compares
Indiana weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.