Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-02-18

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 18
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
106 head
104 vs last sale 2 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
33 vs last sale 116 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were 6.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 higher this week. 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,450175.502,5451thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,330143.501,9091thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105129.001,4251thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,240139.001,7241thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,451139.862,03021
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,925138.592,6689thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,355113.641,54033
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,480172.932,5593thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,260136.001,7141thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,518171.002,5965thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440159.002,2901thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,300139.001,8071thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,621191.583,1064thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,330178.502,3741thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Dairy HeifersSelect1,260136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7141
SteersSelect and Choice1,330178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,3741
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,440159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2901
Dairy SteersChoice1,518171.00/cwt169.00–176.502,5965
CowsLean 85-90%1,105129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4251
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,259103.36/cwt97.50–108.001,30111
Dairy HeifersLarge 3100–150125550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250215600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–7006971,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,82514
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–8007882,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,0552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–9509182,351.94/head2,325.00–2,375.002,35229
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350300500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400350700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,450142.03/cwt137.00–147.002,05911
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,282113.89/cwt110.00–119.001,46013
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,0282,228.59/head2,175.00–2,250.002,2297
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–9008802,134.75/head2,050.00–2,175.002,13512
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508132,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10013
Dairy HeifersLarge 31250–13001,2651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Dairy Bulls1,240139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7241
Dairy SteersSelect1,300139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8071
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,883139.65/cwt136.50–145.002,6305
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,830148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,7081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,9091
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,450175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,5451
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,575131.48/cwt126.00–136.002,0717
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,168151.48/cwt148.00–158.001,7693
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,578125.85/cwt120.00–130.501,9869
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%2,028133.69/cwt133.00–134.502,7113
SteersChoice1,621191.58/cwt189.00–198.003,1064
Dairy HeifersChoice1,480172.93/cwt169.50–178.502,5593

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.