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 | 2,275 | 149.00 | 3,390 | 1thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 775 | 99.00 | 767 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,386 | 132.45 | 1,835 | 21 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,838 | 132.14 | 2,429 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,149 | 112.86 | 1,297 | 46 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,580 | 165.29 | 2,612 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,315 | 122.00 | 1,604 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,604 | 162.08 | 2,600 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,245 | 193.79 | 2,413 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,265 | 197.33 | 2,496 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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% | — | 1,067 | 98.48/cwt | 94.00–105.00 | 1,051 | 9 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,406 | 126.96/cwt | 124.00–129.00 | 1,785 | 7 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 775 | 99.00/cwt | 97.50–100.00 | 767 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,233 | 119.61/cwt | 116.50–126.50 | 1,475 | 20 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,210 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 1,742 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,388 | 134.51/cwt | 129.50–139.50 | 1,867 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,604 | 162.08/cwt | 160.00–164.00 | 2,600 | 4 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,093 | 112.54/cwt | 107.00–116.00 | 1,230 | 17 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,838 | 132.14/cwt | 128.00–136.00 | 2,429 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,580 | 165.29/cwt | 160.00–169.00 | 2,612 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,265 | 197.33/cwt | 193.00–203.50 | 2,496 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,245 | 193.79/cwt | 190.50–197.50 | 2,413 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | — | 1,315 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 1,604 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,275 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 3,390 | 1 |
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.