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 |
|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,521 | 105.48 | 1,604 | 35 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,807 | 101.44 | 1,833 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,313 | 86.91 | 1,141 | 52 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,460 | 144.07 | 2,103 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,287 | 128.28 | 1,651 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,489 | 147.03 | 2,189 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,273 | 139.00 | 1,769 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,045 | 121.00 | 1,264 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,270 | 167.84 | 2,132 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,590 | 146.50 | 2,329 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,410 | 170.52 | 2,404 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,225 | 155.50 | 1,905 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,225 | 155.50/cwt | 155.50–155.50 | 1,905 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,270 | 167.84/cwt | 165.00–170.50 | 2,132 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,590 | 146.50/cwt | 146.50–146.50 | 2,329 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,370 | 95.07/cwt | 90.50–100.00 | 1,302 | 25 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,317 | 84.07/cwt | 79.00–89.00 | 1,107 | 16 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,177 | 72.49/cwt | 69.00–78.00 | 853 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,489 | 147.03/cwt | 142.50–153.50 | 2,189 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,273 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,769 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,045 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,264 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,460 | 144.07/cwt | 141.50–145.50 | 2,103 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,287 | 128.28/cwt | 125.00–131.00 | 1,651 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,410 | 170.52/cwt | 169.50–172.50 | 2,404 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,925 | 77.46/cwt | 70.00–85.00 | 1,491 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,644 | 115.96/cwt | 115.00–117.00 | 1,906 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,876 | 99.76/cwt | 95.00–106.00 | 1,871 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,549 | 95.54/cwt | 94.50–96.50 | 1,480 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,595 | 112.50/cwt | 108.50–118.00 | 1,794 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,461 | 102.62/cwt | 98.00–107.50 | 1,499 | 18 |
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.