Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-02-25

Topeka Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 25
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Receipts
118 head
35 vs last sale 83 4 vs year ago 114 · +3.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending lower while Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,509144.392,1783thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,651159.612,6354thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,532137.652,10822
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,925133.612,57210
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,335115.651,54444
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,265164.002,0751thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380149.052,0572thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,649173.212,8564thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,294153.151,9827thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120166.501,8651thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,333168.842,2512thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 Bulls1,743164.81/cwt158.00–168.002,8733
Dairy HeifersChoice1,265164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0751
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,380149.05/cwt148.00–150.002,0572
SteersChoice1,333168.84/cwt165.00–172.502,2512
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,294153.15/cwt147.50–157.001,9827
HeifersSelect and Choice1,120166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,8651
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,698123.63/cwt120.00–127.002,0992
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,541145.19/cwt141.00–151.002,2377
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,906140.95/cwt136.00–146.502,6876
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,408126.71/cwt122.00–131.001,78414
Dairy Bulls1,375144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9801
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,935114.66/cwt110.00–120.002,2192
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,274106.04/cwt100.00–109.501,35114
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,973130.54/cwt127.50–134.002,5762
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,324114.37/cwt110.00–120.001,51416
Dairy SteersChoice1,649173.21/cwt168.50–178.502,8564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,638134.08/cwt130.00–138.002,1962
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,501135.74/cwt130.00–140.502,03713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0631

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.