Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$220.00

1 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	645	220.00	1,419	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

220.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

220.00

+0.00

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	1,640	198.00	3,247	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	135.00	1,809	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	133.00	1,596	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,834	176.10	3,230	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,903	137.88	2,624	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,519	137.24	2,084	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,330	117.37	1,562	51
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,725	184.00	3,174	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,603	201.16	3,225	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	191.08	2,859	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	172.97	2,212	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	211.50	2,453	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	226.00	3,334	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)	—	990	$2,236	16

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,853	139.10/cwt	135.00–141.50	2,578	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,970	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,160	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,453	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	172.97/cwt	168.50–176.00	2,212	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	116.96/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,527	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	106.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,352	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,596	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	990	2,235.66/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,236	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,725	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,174	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,045	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,865	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	145.33/cwt	144.50–146.00	2,163	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	127.19/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,787	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,522	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	137.20/cwt	133.50–143.00	2,080	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,603	201.16/cwt	199.00–203.50	3,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	150–200	175	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	300–350	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	575	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	397	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	660	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	617	1,365.41/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,365	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	850	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	737	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,247	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	191.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,859	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,334	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	958	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,809	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,903	178.70/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,401	2

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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