Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $235.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$235.00

2 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.64

vs IN average

−58.79 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	235.00	1,610	2thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

235.00

—

IN average3 barns · 23 hd

256.64

−21.64

National average175 barns · 15,489 hd

293.79

−58.79

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,395	147.00	3,521	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,545	157.00	2,426	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	156.00	2,083	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	125.00	1,081	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,280	173.00	3,944	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,479	138.22	2,044	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,881	129.56	2,437	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,418	119.49	1,694	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	155.00	1,922	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	171.46	2,502	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	165.97	2,441	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	190.59	2,373	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	172.78	2,117	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	205.00	2,911	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	193.87	2,637	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	180.09	2,428	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,671	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	115.95/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,038	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	667	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,234	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,348	180.09/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,426	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	137.74/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,011	11
Bulls	—	—	2,395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	3,521	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,280	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,944	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	190.59/cwt	187.50–194.00	2,373	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,360	193.87/cwt	191.50–196.00	2,637	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,911	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	172.78/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,117	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	290	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	767	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,246	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,471	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,441	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,426	126.84/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,809	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,083	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,922	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,459	171.46/cwt	167.50–177.50	2,502	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,018	135.94/cwt	132.50–139.50	2,743	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	103.60/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,186	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,523	147.28/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,243	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	130.92/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,970	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,492	115.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,729	13

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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