Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-07-29

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 29
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
19 head
56 vs last sale 75 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
14 vs last sale 113 1 vs year ago 100 · 1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
1 head
15 vs last sale 16 1 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 trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady while Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Extreme heat and humidity in the area was a contributing factor to lighter receipts this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $258.33/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$258.33
6 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
75.12 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1658258.331,7016thin
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 sale6 hd
258.33
IN average1 barns · 6 hd
258.33
+0.00
National average142 barns · 5,439 hd
333.45
−75.12
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
BullsLow1,531203.773,1196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,790159.002,8461thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220155.501,8972thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025108.001,1071thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,525174.502,6612thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800147.272,6512thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,407138.891,95416
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,280120.091,53836
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,358189.302,5712thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196173.632,0774thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,610196.003,1561thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,323180.292,3852thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,475170.002,5081thin
HeifersSelectAverage935174.001,6271thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)1,145$1,9751thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%1,800147.27/cwt144.50–150.002,6512
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,373131.58/cwt131.00–133.001,8075
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,644150.84/cwt147.50–156.502,4804
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,790159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,8461
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,369127.14/cwt123.00–132.001,74116
Dairy SteersChoice1,610196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,1561
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750739230.40/cwt195.00–265.001,7034
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7965
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600555750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400396145.00/cwt145.00–145.005743
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy500–550545900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650635850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1720185.56/cwt155.00–210.001,3362
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Bulls1,020185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8871
HeifersSelect935174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6271
Dairy Bulls1,260162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0411
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,225116.08/cwt110.00–120.001,42217
Dairy SteersSelect1,475170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5081
BullsLarge 3550–600590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,196173.63/cwt167.00–177.002,0774
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,122105.22/cwt100.00–109.501,1813
Bulls1,550197.83/cwt196.00–200.003,0662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,355141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9111
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,296137.29/cwt135.00–145.001,7797
Bred HeifersApproved1,1451,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Dairy Bulls1,790187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,3471
Bulls1,688213.99/cwt211.00–219.003,6123
CowsLean 85-90%1,025108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1071
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,323180.29/cwt176.00–184.002,3852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,085170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8451
Dairy HeifersChoice1,358189.30/cwt187.50–191.002,5712

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.