Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because the auction was not covered last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$220.00

1 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−63.32 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	220.00	1,595	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

220.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

220.00

+0.00

National average168 barns · 19,814 hd

283.32

−63.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	187.77	2,666	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	167.00	2,138	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,230	139.00	1,710	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	135.00	1,968	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,551	147.57	2,289	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,556	126.26	1,964	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,862	124.23	2,313	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,386	107.89	1,496	44
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,515	169.68	2,571	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	153.44	1,953	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,492	141.58	2,112	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	174.97	2,696	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	162.45	2,242	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,338	154.23	2,064	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	164.98	2,169	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,595	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,488	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,923	170.93/cwt	169.00–173.00	3,287	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,158	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	300–350	305	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	250–300	267	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	164.98/cwt	162.50–167.00	2,169	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,515	169.68/cwt	164.50–174.50	2,571	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	153.44/cwt	151.50–157.00	1,953	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,138	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	187.77/cwt	186.00–189.50	2,666	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,382	106.72/cwt	101.50–112.00	1,475	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,448	116.38/cwt	113.00–123.50	1,685	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	95.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,225	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,579	119.15/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,881	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,893	134.02/cwt	132.50–135.50	2,537	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,097	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,338	154.23/cwt	152.50–156.50	2,064	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,541	174.97/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,696	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	162.45/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,242	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	128.48/cwt	124.50–133.50	2,008	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,012	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,852	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,311	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,492	141.58/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,112	3

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.

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