Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-09-23

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
14 head
158 vs last sale 172 4 vs year ago 18 · 22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
36 vs last sale 134 21 vs year ago 119 · 17.6%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
167 head
167 vs last sale 0 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending higher while Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 lower this week. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending higher this week based on a limited comparison.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,510139.002,0991thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,977189.623,7493thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,451134.401,95013
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,840132.912,4456thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,328115.451,53438
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,396149.002,0804thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,403186.452,6162thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319233.673,08210
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338223.082,9853thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,315225.002,9591thin

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
Baby Bull CalvesN/A92$1,026105
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A88$1,19617

Every lot, as filed

30 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 Bulls1,977189.62/cwt187.00–195.003,7493
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,905147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,8001
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,848126.27/cwt126.00–126.502,3332
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,813132.63/cwt130.00–138.002,4053
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,342124.80/cwt121.00–129.001,67513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,510139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0991
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10086995.81/head500.00–1,225.0099653
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000955205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–6005781,239.42/head1,025.00–1,350.001,2396
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-41150–12001,1501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4850–9008651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501041,052.41/head775.00–1,475.001,05228
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–150110900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross50–100821,271.26/head900.00–1,750.001,2719
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross50–100871,454.71/head1,125.00–1,750.001,4557
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross100–1501071,241.70/head950.00–1,500.001,24211
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross100–1501001,325.00/head1,025.00–1,425.001,3255
Dairy HeifersChoice1,396149.00/cwt142.50–152.002,0804
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10070685.71/head600.00–800.006862
HeifersChoice1,319233.67/cwt230.00–237.003,08210
SteersChoice1,315225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,9591
HeifersSelect and Choice1,338223.08/cwt220.00–226.002,9853
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,342115.12/cwt110.00–120.001,54514
Dairy SteersChoice1,403186.45/cwt182.00–190.002,6162
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10068271.95/head200.00–300.002726
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,430134.12/cwt131.00–138.501,91810
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,470147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,295104.83/cwt100.00–108.001,35811
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,545129.47/cwt129.00–130.002,0002

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.