Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-04-29

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 29
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
47 vs last sale 22 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
23 vs last sale 95 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 9.00 higher this week. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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
CowsLean 85-90%Average885115.001,0181thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,654173.342,8674thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,569145.692,28619
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,993140.042,7914thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,331123.081,63832
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,433170.492,4432thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,185151.001,7891thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,435173.682,4922thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,420194.002,7551thin
SteersSelectAverage1,180174.002,0531thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Dairy HeifersChoice1,433170.49/cwt170.00–171.002,4432
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,491134.01/cwt128.00–137.001,99810
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,408161.40/cwt157.00–165.002,2732
Dairy Bulls1,858183.18/cwt178.00–188.003,4032
Dairy Bulls1,755195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,4221
SteersSelect1,180174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0531
Dairy SteersLarge 31100–11501,117174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9442
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy900–9509002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–5004581,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,12510
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–5505361,292.18/head1,200.00–1,300.001,29213
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–7006811,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,67513
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–6506021,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45017
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,189112.64/cwt107.50–116.001,3399
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,993140.04/cwt135.00–143.002,7914
Dairy Bulls1,145132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5111
Dairy HeifersSelect1,185151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7891
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,045165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7242
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500470147.50/cwt147.50–147.506931
HeifersChoice1,420194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,7551
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,306121.89/cwt117.00–127.001,59213
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,610148.61/cwt145.00–154.502,3938
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,569139.60/cwt134.00–143.502,1909
Dairy SteersChoice1,435173.68/cwt170.00–177.002,4922
CowsLean 85-90%885115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0181

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.