Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-11-11

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 11
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
25 vs last sale 35 26 vs year ago 36 · 72.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
48 vs last sale 81 33 vs year ago 96 · +34.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
208 head
33 vs last sale 175 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter heifers were 1.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 11.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 11.00 lower. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter 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
BullsAverage1,830200.003,6601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,540145.412,2392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170114.001,3341thin
Dairy BullsLow1,572176.892,7804thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,617134.382,17311
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,890126.052,38211
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,354113.561,53739
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450205.462,9792thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,647196.763,24119
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,456186.052,7094thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,812203.773,6923thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,725190.903,2935thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,463179.512,6262thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389226.433,1457thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,405224.033,1483thin

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/A95$1,074126
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A87$1,32011

Every lot, as filed

35 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 CowsBreaker 75-80%1,976118.57/cwt114.00–120.002,3434
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,829127.71/cwt123.00–133.002,3366
CowsLean 85-90%1,170114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3341
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,171103.03/cwt97.50–107.501,20611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,540145.41/cwt141.00–150.002,2392
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,404113.39/cwt108.00–118.001,59217
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650605950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,1412,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0505
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550545875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added400–4504151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100861,001.06/head525.00–1,600.001,00160
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501071,011.22/head800.00–1,500.001,01146
Dairy Bulls1,360158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1491
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,725190.90/cwt185.00–196.003,2935
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10080300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200160175.00/cwt175.00–175.002801
Dairy HeifersChoice1,647196.76/cwt190.00–200.003,24119
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,485.52/head1,200.00–1,675.001,48613
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,450205.46/cwt204.00–207.002,9792
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100881,421.88/head1,200.00–1,550.001,42210
Bulls1,830200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,6601
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross100–1501051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,587136.46/cwt134.00–140.002,1667
Dairy SteersSelect1,463179.51/cwt179.00–180.002,6262
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,673132.50/cwt132.00–133.002,2172
HeifersChoice1,389226.43/cwt224.00–228.003,1457
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,456186.05/cwt183.00–188.002,7094
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501031,399.19/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3996
SteersChoice1,405224.03/cwt219.00–228.503,1483
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,910146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,7891
Dairy SteersChoice1,812203.77/cwt200.00–207.003,6923
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,459124.34/cwt120.00–129.001,81411
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,668129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1522
Dairy Bulls1,642183.18/cwt179.00–185.003,0083

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.