Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein heifers were 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $150.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$150.00

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−184.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	150.00	773	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

150.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

150.00

+0.00

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−184.26

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,582	177.73	2,812	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	154.00	2,818	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	144.04	1,773	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	133.20	1,260	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,728	178.50	3,084	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,884	149.19	2,811	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,487	147.48	2,193	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,249	120.11	1,500	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	183.50	2,743	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,635	172.95	2,828	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,361	162.46	2,211	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,175	210.00	2,468	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,330	163.00	2,168	1thin

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)	—	895	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	117.02/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,340	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	156.70/cwt	155.50–158.00	2,962	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,359	130.86/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,778	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,367	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	609	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,175	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	200–250	212	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	950–1000	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	582	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	387	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	918	1,798.30/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,798	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	1,655.20/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,655	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	2,341.55/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,342	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	492	1,493.39/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,493	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	712	2,098.73/head	1,450.00–2,225.00	2,099	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	618	1,843.76/head	1,175.00–1,950.00	1,844	37
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	861	2,100.87/head	1,725.00–2,225.00	2,101	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,274	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	536	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,313	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	597	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,284	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	538	1,747.42/head	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,747	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	267	1,168.19/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,168	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	160	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,635	172.95/cwt	168.50–178.50	2,828	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	2,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	187.10/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,896	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	895	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,906	150.06/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,860	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,199	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,361	162.46/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,211	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	140.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,067	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,818	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,025	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	145.38/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,573	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,623	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,572	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,546	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,417	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,773	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	148.79/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,183	9

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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