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% | Average | 1,400 | 142.32 | 1,992 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,807 | 135.69 | 2,452 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,505 | 131.57 | 1,981 | 25 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,194 | 110.41 | 1,319 | 37 |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 |
|---|
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,220 | 100.56/cwt | 95.00–104.00 | 1,227 | 11 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,200 | 120.53/cwt | 116.00–126.50 | 1,446 | 10 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,173 | 110.85/cwt | 105.00–115.00 | 1,300 | 16 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,807 | 135.69/cwt | 129.00–139.50 | 2,452 | 3 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,465 | 126.28/cwt | 119.00–129.50 | 1,850 | 11 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,615 | 142.57/cwt | 141.00–144.50 | 2,303 | 4 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,506 | 133.00/cwt | 130.00–139.50 | 2,003 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,400 | 142.32/cwt | 141.50–143.00 | 1,992 | 2 |
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.