Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-05-13

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 13
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
7 vs last sale 23 4 vs year ago 20 · 20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
40 vs last sale 119 47 vs year ago 126 · 37.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts. Favorable weather conditions allowed farmers to get in some spring field work which was a contributing factor to lighter receipts this week.

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
BullsAverage970153.001,4841thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,118152.501,7042thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,015111.501,1321thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,862141.112,62810
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,565139.812,18919
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,429120.301,71921
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,338166.622,2293thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130153.001,7291thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,565179.172,8043thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160168.771,9582thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,735220.003,8171thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,494208.523,1154thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,935193.003,7351thin

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 CowsBoner 80-85%1,545148.75/cwt148.50–149.002,2982
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,839146.08/cwt144.50–149.502,6864
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,750154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,7041
Dairy SteersChoice1,565179.17/cwt177.00–183.502,8043
SteersChoice1,494208.52/cwt205.00–216.003,1154
SteersChoice and Prime1,735220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,8171
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added250–300278911.82/head700.00–975.009124
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400352155.00/cwt155.00–155.005462
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,632131.36/cwt130.00–133.002,1443
Bulls970153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4841
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–25023075.00/cwt75.00–75.001731
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,0501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300287246.00/head240.00–275.002466
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350345500.00/head500.00–500.005001
CowsBoner 80-85%970147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4261
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,557105.24/cwt100.00–110.001,6395
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,300130.04/cwt127.00–134.001,6918
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,160168.77/cwt167.50–170.001,9582
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,130153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7291
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,479119.96/cwt118.00–121.001,7748
SteersSelect and Choice1,935193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,7351
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,903134.45/cwt131.50–137.502,5595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,9991
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,554140.35/cwt135.00–145.502,18114
CowsLean 85-90%1,015111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,1321
Dairy HeifersChoice1,338166.62/cwt162.00–169.002,2293

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.