Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NO HAY OR LIVESTOCK AUCTION NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE SPRING DRAFT HORSE SALE* Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher while Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 lower this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 200–300 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

200–300 lb steers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 210 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−79.72

vs IN average

What quality paid 200–300 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	210	250.00	525	1thin

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

How it compared 200–300 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

250.00

—

IN average2 barns · 3 hd

329.72

−79.72

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	134.94	1,913	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	119.00	2,100	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,445	114.63	1,656	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,970	162.00	3,191	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,641	130.67	2,144	25
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,828	124.66	2,279	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,370	117.63	1,612	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	153.74	2,009	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,071	132.89	1,423	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,665	160.00	2,664	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,190	126.00	1,499	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	176.00	2,209	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	196.00	2,979	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,055	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 Heifers	Select	—	1,071	132.89/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,423	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,190	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	114.63/cwt	112.00–116.50	1,656	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,623	115.75/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,209	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,055	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	1100–1150	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	637	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,913	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,970	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,191	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	822	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,844	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,282	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,520	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,979	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,307	153.74/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,009	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,664	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,064	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	116.43/cwt	113.00–118.50	2,078	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	105.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,357	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,100	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	116.30/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,575	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,439	126.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,816	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,853	139.24/cwt	138.50–140.00	2,580	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,649	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,216	17

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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