Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. A good offering of Holstein feeder heifers was noted today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −67.50 against this barn's trailing median of $292.50.

Average price

$225.00

1 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.55

vs IN average

−104.87 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	225.00	1,395	1thin

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 sale1 hd

225.00

—

IN average4 barns · 11 hd

241.55

−16.55

National average158 barns · 9,684 hd

329.87

−104.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

292.50

−67.50

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	1,154	141.04	1,628	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	119.00	1,369	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,244	146.86	1,827	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	136.35	2,007	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,885	136.03	2,563	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,283	118.49	1,520	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,458	167.88	2,448	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	153.00	2,035	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	179.40	2,772	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	160.25	2,264	4thin

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)	—	934	$2,374	15
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	968	$2,100	6

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Large 3	600–650	641	198.00/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,269	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,185	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,552	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	950	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	644	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,224	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	611	1,239.59/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,240	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	300	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	762	1,504.65/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,505	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	207	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	668	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	491	191.48/cwt	185.00–205.00	940	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	956	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	679	1,403.85/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,404	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	926	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	817	1,813.69/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	190.20/cwt	155.00–225.00	1,179	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	794	1,925.02/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,925	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,045	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	527	895.25/head	875.00–900.00	895	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	134.28/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,005	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,413	160.25/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,264	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,239	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,223	146.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,791	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	968	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	934	2,374.28/head	1,450.00–2,625.00	2,374	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,923	123.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,383	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,887	136.34/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,573	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,458	167.88/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,369	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	104.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,325	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	131.14/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,807	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	127.53/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,847	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	142.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,061	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,035	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,545	179.40/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	141.04/cwt	136.50–145.50	1,628	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	118.26/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,485	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	515	1,266.83/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,267	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	550–600	590	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,782	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,025	1,868.67/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,869	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	400–450	448	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	894	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	812	2,113.34/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,113	43
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	350–400	380	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	258	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	187.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,068	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	802	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,504	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	185	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	176	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,225	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	484	1,005.78/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,006	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	731	1,427.63/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,428	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	368	601.70/head	550.00–650.00	602	2

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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