Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-07-01

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 1
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
12 vs last sale 4 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
10 vs last sale 71 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were 1.00 lower and slaughter Holstein heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 16.00 higher this week. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190161.581,9236thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,210119.061,4413thin
Dairy BullsAverage910151.251,3762thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,514148.692,25114
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,822145.222,6465thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,274127.561,62530
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,366181.102,4744thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,538184.492,8372thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,195217.502,5991thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325201.002,6631thin

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 CowsBreaker 75-80%1,860149.78/cwt144.00–155.502,7862
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,803167.02/cwt165.00–169.003,0112
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,540156.02/cwt153.00–161.002,4036
Dairy HeifersChoice1,366181.10/cwt177.00–188.002,4744
Dairy SteersChoice1,538184.49/cwt184.00–185.002,8372
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,265136.71/cwt132.00–142.001,72912
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–7507151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300274950.00/head950.00–950.009505
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4950–1000985167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6501
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,6511
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250215475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–8007951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,0201,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added900–9509152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,652138.69/cwt137.00–140.002,2913
HeifersSelect and Choice1,325201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,6631
HeifersChoice1,195217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,5991
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,281115.31/cwt109.00–119.001,4779
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,400145.88/cwt142.00–148.002,0425
Dairy Bulls745162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2111
CowsLean 85-90%1,260128.59/cwt127.00–130.001,6202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219165.09/cwt161.00–168.002,0125
CowsLean 85-90%1,110100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1101
Dairy Bulls1,075140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,045144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5051
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,280127.60/cwt122.00–131.001,6339

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.