Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $325.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −165.00 against this barn's trailing median of $490.00.

Average price

$325.00

4 head · 316 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.46

vs IN average

−96.41 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	316	325.00	1,027	4thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

325.00

—

IN average3 barns · 25 hd

378.46

−53.46

National average158 barns · 2,865 hd

421.41

−96.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

490.00

−165.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	135.00	2,005	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	127.75	2,300	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,850	137.00	2,535	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,536	132.91	2,042	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,876	116.95	2,194	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,338	115.64	1,547	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	168.12	2,382	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	159.05	2,147	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,850	187.50	3,469	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,639	179.85	2,948	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	163.15	2,219	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,150	155.00	1,783	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 Bulls	—	—	1,850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,535	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,639	179.85/cwt	174.50–182.50	2,948	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,850	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,469	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	163.15/cwt	161.50–164.50	2,219	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	159.05/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,147	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,626	124.07/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,027	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,514	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	175	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	355	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	741	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	248	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	570	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	487	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	984	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	210.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	935	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,150	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,783	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	1,825.00/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	738	1,692.03/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,692	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	470	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	142.72/cwt	140.50–146.00	2,041	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,552	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,461	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,136	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,305	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	136.05/cwt	132.50–139.50	2,050	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	168.12/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,382	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	111.07/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,064	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,407	126.68/cwt	121.50–132.00	1,782	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.50	2,268	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	104.29/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,255	7

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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