Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered last week. Please note there is no auction next week because of the horse sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.70

vs IN average

−197.31 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	310.00	1,473	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

310.00

—

IN average2 barns · 10 hd

337.70

−27.70

National average181 barns · 20,036 hd

507.31

−197.31

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	—	High	2,063	175.00	3,609	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,475	151.00	2,227	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	130.00	2,334	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,785	175.01	3,124	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,543	138.14	2,132	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,952	130.12	2,539	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,258	117.39	1,477	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	190.48	2,543	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	198.97	2,965	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	185.00	2,183	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	205.00	2,850	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
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	95	$1,170	112
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	89	$1,464	21
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	795	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 Heifers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	520	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	726	2,161.37/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,161	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	620	2,062.38/head	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,062	20
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	811	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	747	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	312	776.07/head	600.00–900.00	776	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	502	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	967	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	270	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	1,629.43/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	627	1,984.68/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,985	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	386	1,256.90/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,257	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	900–950	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	150–200	185	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	407	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	500–550	526	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	613	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,334	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,532	138.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,119	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,250	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,422	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	190.48/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,543	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,929	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,578	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,135	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	198.97/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,965	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,183	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,446	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,279	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,602	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,227	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	108	1,285.55/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,286	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,065	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,323	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,164	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,508	167.51/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,526	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,850	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	105	1,431.35/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,431	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,091.89/head	900.00–1,600.00	1,092	35
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	85	1,524.15/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,524	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	83	1,596.32/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,596	14
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	470	1,236.68/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,237	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	303	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	758	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	60	394.79/head	300.00–475.00	395	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	103	947.56/head	850.00–1,050.00	948	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	88	1,099.29/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	86	1,140.55/head	750.00–1,755.00	1,141	50
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	819	2,004.93/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	2,005	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	521	1,581.46/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,581	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	442	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	906	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	812	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	15

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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