Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-01-07

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 7
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
15 vs last sale 33 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
20 vs last sale 73 34 vs year ago 127 · 26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 9.00 higher. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh2,215190.004,2091thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,489154.232,2964thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,621127.672,07020
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,864127.102,36910
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,363109.201,48944
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233134.951,6642thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,148186.452,1403thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,455148.712,1643thin

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersSelect and Choice1,455148.71/cwt145.00–155.002,1643
Dairy Bulls1,743157.45/cwt157.00–158.002,7442
HeifersChoice1,148186.45/cwt185.50–188.002,1403
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,233134.95/cwt130.00–139.001,6642
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,299109.72/cwt104.00–114.001,42518
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,894129.47/cwt127.50–134.002,4524
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,859120.63/cwt118.00–123.002,2435
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,480120.18/cwt117.00–124.001,77914
Dairy Bulls1,460172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,5111
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,385148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0501
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6551
Bulls2,215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,2091
Dairy Bulls1,010130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3131
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,613122.99/cwt116.00–126.501,9848
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,32495.61/cwt90.00–100.001,26612
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,649129.22/cwt127.00–137.002,13111
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550530147.50/cwt147.50–147.507821
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4350–400385510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4300–350310350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages
One 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.