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 | — | Low | 1,630 | 114.49 | 1,866 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,483 | 98.33 | 1,458 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,732 | 88.27 | 1,529 | 3thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,275 | 78.31 | 999 | 69 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,575 | 147.00 | 2,315 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,325 | 126.29 | 1,673 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,473 | 152.00 | 2,239 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,475 | 147.50 | 2,176 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,480 | 141.55 | 2,095 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,381 | 175.10 | 2,418 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,447 | 180.31 | 2,609 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,253 | 167.93 | 2,104 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
19 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,337 | 87.94/cwt | 83.00–93.50 | 1,176 | 25 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,250 | 77.21/cwt | 72.00–82.50 | 965 | 27 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,613 | 94.40/cwt | 88.00–99.50 | 1,523 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,970 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 1,497 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,480 | 141.55/cwt | 138.00–145.50 | 2,095 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,381 | 175.10/cwt | 170.00–180.50 | 2,418 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,575 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 2,315 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,325 | 126.29/cwt | 121.00–132.00 | 1,673 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,253 | 167.93/cwt | 164.00–172.00 | 2,104 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,447 | 180.31/cwt | 176.50–184.50 | 2,609 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,475 | 147.50/cwt | 147.50–147.50 | 2,176 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,224 | 65.91/cwt | 60.00–70.00 | 807 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,473 | 152.00/cwt | 148.50–156.50 | 2,239 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,515 | 92.93/cwt | 92.00–93.50 | 1,408 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,385 | 111.13/cwt | 108.00–113.00 | 1,539 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,492 | 97.78/cwt | 94.00–104.50 | 1,459 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,405 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,461 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,615 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 2,003 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,678 | 114.69/cwt | 109.00–118.00 | 1,924 | 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.