Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-06-24

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 24
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
4 head
144 vs last sale 148 28 vs year ago 32 · 87.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
36 vs last sale 107 22 vs year ago 93 · 23.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were 11.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 9.00 lower. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Livestock movement was somewhat limited this week due to the extreme heat in the region.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $210.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$210.00
1 head · 840 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
70.77 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1840210.001,7641thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
210.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
210.00
+0.00
National average64 barns · 3,327 hd
280.77
−70.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,880192.503,6192thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,458174.002,5362thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,432137.451,96814
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,929127.652,4636thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,309117.231,53530
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,303181.002,3583thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375167.002,2961thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,387186.362,5856thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,183220.262,6063thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,175161.001,8921thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350332700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bulls2,135180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,8431
Dairy Bulls1,640180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9521
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%2,105118.47/cwt114.00–123.502,4942
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,257105.21/cwt100.00–110.001,3227
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,297130.45/cwt128.00–132.501,6923
Dairy Bulls1,275168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,1421
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,375167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,2961
Bulls1,625205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,3311
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,401126.69/cwt124.00–134.001,7759
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,403147.45/cwt147.00–148.002,0692
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,855139.66/cwt138.00–141.002,5913
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9801
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,276117.15/cwt112.00–122.001,49514
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,483137.56/cwt134.00–144.002,0409
HeifersChoice1,183220.26/cwt216.00–222.502,6063
Dairy SteersChoice1,387186.36/cwt183.00–190.002,5856
Dairy HeifersChoice1,303181.00/cwt179.00–184.002,3583
HeifersSelect1,175161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8921

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.