Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-04-01

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
49 head
30 vs last sale 19 17 vs year ago 32 · +53.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
14 vs last sale 94 9 vs year ago 99 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 11.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 100–200 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
100–200 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$310.00
3 head · 181 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average

What quality paid 100–200 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2181310.005613thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 100–200 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
310.00
IN average1 barns · 3 hd
310.00
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,285135.001,7351thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,443148.002,1352thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,534137.622,11117
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,846126.392,3338thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,340119.691,60447
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,530163.022,4943thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,930186.503,5992thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,874183.433,4374thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,367168.642,3053thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420186.252,6452thin
SteersSelectAverage1,280170.002,1761thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
SteersSelect1,280170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1761
Dairy HeifersChoice1,530163.02/cwt160.00–168.002,4943
SteersChoice1,420186.25/cwt184.50–188.002,6452
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,367168.64/cwt167.00–170.002,3053
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,660125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7351
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4150–200180120.00/cwt120.00–120.002161
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4550–600575775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Dairy SteersLarge 3100–150145190.00/cwt190.00–190.002763
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–3503071,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,30017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200181310.00/cwt310.00–310.005613
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7762
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6501
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200195300.00/cwt300.00–300.005851
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–4003521,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2008
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,1651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–5505401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–6005851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–7006801,358.33/head1,125.00–1,475.001,3583
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,369146.76/cwt142.00–149.502,0094
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,578135.62/cwt130.00–140.002,14012
Dairy Bulls1,360158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1491
Dairy Bulls1,525138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1051
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,852141.55/cwt137.00–145.502,6223
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,320119.61/cwt114.00–124.001,57927
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,860112.47/cwt110.00–118.002,0923
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,815124.52/cwt122.00–127.002,2602
Dairy SteersChoice1,874183.43/cwt181.00–185.503,4374
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,930186.50/cwt186.50–186.503,5992
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,348129.63/cwt126.00–135.001,74711
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,392107.78/cwt102.50–111.501,5009

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.