Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,634 | 77.96 | 1,274 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,386 | 70.18 | 973 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,187 | 58.07 | 689 | 26 |
Every lot
9 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, INNothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,127 | 44.73/cwt | 40.00–50.00 | 504 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,171 | 56.68/cwt | 52.00–62.00 | 664 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,240 | 65.69/cwt | 63.00–68.00 | 815 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,352 | 67.04/cwt | 64.00–73.00 | 906 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,403 | 87.76/cwt | 87.50–88.00 | 1,231 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,406 | 77.42/cwt | 75.00–81.50 | 1,089 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,420 | 54.26/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 770 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,603 | 68.46/cwt | 67.00–70.00 | 1,097 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,682 | 77.91/cwt | 75.00–84.00 | 1,310 | 11 |
This sale against other markets
Indiana weighted averagesOne 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.