Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $203.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$203.33

3 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

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
Large 3	645	203.33	1,311	3thin

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 sale3 hd

203.33

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

203.33

+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	1,775	240.00	4,260	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	145.00	1,955	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	128.00	1,488	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,373	152.75	2,097	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,820	137.24	2,498	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,517	136.21	2,066	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,395	118.60	1,654	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,485	211.00	3,133	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	200.96	2,763	13
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	190.64	2,558	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,618	203.31	3,290	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,610	197.50	3,180	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	184.00	2,401	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,095	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	138.51/cwt	135.00–145.50	2,003	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,088	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,436	127.22/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,827	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	104.73/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,385	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	150–200	185	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	250–300	255	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	873	2,063.41/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,063	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	722	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	463	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	260	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	645	203.33/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	527	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	778	2,113.25/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,113	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	547	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,335	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,629	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	742	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,112	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,955	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	130.25/cwt	130.00–130.50	2,303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,260	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,388	116.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,613	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,618	203.31/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,290	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	200.96/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,763	13
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	190.64/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,558	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,180	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,133	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	628	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	577	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,419	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,373	152.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,097	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,838	137.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,527	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	775	2,591.33/head	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,591	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	517	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	968	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	566	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	877	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	671	2,228.26/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,228	22

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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