Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $267.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −25.00 against this barn's trailing median of $292.50.

Average price

$267.50

1 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−112.16 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	267.50	1,685	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

267.50

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

267.50

+0.00

National average154 barns · 6,929 hd

379.66

−112.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

292.50

−25.00

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	1,498	199.45	2,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	139.00	1,689	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	116.73	1,401	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,390	188.50	2,620	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,911	136.27	2,604	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,513	135.01	2,043	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,268	116.43	1,477	47
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	211.00	2,827	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	196.89	2,758	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,197	165.19	1,977	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,665	191.88	3,195	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	232.83	3,094	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	227.00	2,724	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)	—	1,055	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	1,037.66/head	775.00–1,175.00	1,038	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	476	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	1,844.20/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,844	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	742	1,695.91/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,696	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	587	1,249.49/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,249	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,685	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,100	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,723	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	500–550	510	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	100–150	106	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	150–200	155	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	795	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	250–300	280	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,673	145.09/cwt	140.50–149.50	2,427	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	111.94/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,425	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	100.65/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,141	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,938	123.71/cwt	123.00–124.50	2,397	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	121.98/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,589	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	134.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,952	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,665	191.88/cwt	188.50–195.50	3,195	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,197	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,401	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,893	144.64/cwt	143.50–146.00	2,738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,505	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,100	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	128.63/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,977	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	196.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,758	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	232.83/cwt	229.00–239.00	3,094	8
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,055	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,724	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,827	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	100–150	145	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	464	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	1,480.30/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,480	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	692	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,609	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	980	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,887	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,275	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	199.45/cwt	198.00–201.00	2,988	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	316	844.37/head	625.00–1,000.00	844	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	990	1,838.61/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,839	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	427	1,321.35/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,321	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	300–350	343	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	384	988.11/head	750.00–1,075.00	988	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,195	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,480	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	171	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	255	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	665	2,198.79/head	2,125.00–2,225.00	2,199	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	633	1,688.88/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,689	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	734	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	100–150	145	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1

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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