Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because the auction was not reported last week.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,407	150.31	2,114	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,370	125.00	1,713	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,835	170.76	3,133	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	142.61	2,050	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,879	136.66	2,567	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,408	119.64	1,685	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,437	190.70	2,740	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	165.02	2,063	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	224.03	2,998	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	217.33	2,906	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	220.00	3,289	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	$1,067	116
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	82	$724	33
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	720	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3Fancy	950–1000	955	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	687	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	507	1,171.57/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,172	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	170	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	1,109.94/head	1,060.00–1,225.00	1,110	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	775	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	150–200	180	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	250–300	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	550–600	558	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,835	170.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	3,133	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,317	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,790	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,289	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	217.33/cwt	217.00–218.00	2,906	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	224.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,998	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,036	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	195	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	644	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	822	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	313	699.00/head	675.00–725.00	699	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	942	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	400–450	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	389	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	778	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	633	1,465.21/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,465	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	463	965.57/head	860.00–1,000.00	966	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	388	896.18/head	625.00–950.00	896	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	900–950	930	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,185	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	476	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,071	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	700–750	723	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	900–950	905	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	600–650	620	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	725	1,278.45/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,278	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	282	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	106	966.38/head	800.00–1,350.00	966	44
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	86	1,048.77/head	800.00–1,575.00	1,049	47
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	81	1,135.19/head	500.00–1,550.00	1,135	5
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	720	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	86	1,366.24/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,366	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	106	1,248.65/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,249	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	80	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,208.33/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,208	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	110	912.50/head	875.00–950.00	913	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	78	554.38/head	300.00–900.00	554	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	141.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,060	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	162.14/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,129	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	138.03/cwt	134.00–144.50	2,581	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,063	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,437	190.70/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,740	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	134.72/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,929	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	106.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,432	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	117.48/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,633	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,454	127.35/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,852	15

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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