Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-09-02

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 2
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
43 vs last sale 48 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
35 vs last sale 102 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady this week. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $235.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$235.00
1 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,610
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1685235.001,6101thin
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
235.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
235.00
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,855203.003,7661thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,565170.002,6611thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,873149.002,7912thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,523129.661,9757thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,303111.501,45338
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,110154.001,7091thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,490140.002,0861thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 CowsLean 85-90%1,221108.88/cwt105.00–113.001,32912
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,490140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0861
Dairy Bulls1,565170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,15392.15/cwt90.00–96.001,0626
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–6005801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–7507051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6101
Bulls1,855203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,7661
Dairy HeifersChoice1,110154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7091
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,523129.66/cwt125.00–134.001,9757
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,873149.00/cwt148.00–150.002,7912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,398118.88/cwt114.00–124.001,66220

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.