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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 7

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Dec 31Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 33▲ 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 73▼ 34 vs year ago 127 · −26.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 9.00 higher. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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	2,215	190.00	4,209	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,489	154.23	2,296	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,621	127.67	2,070	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,864	127.10	2,369	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,363	109.20	1,489	44
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	134.95	1,664	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,148	186.45	2,140	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,455	148.71	2,164	3thin

Every lot

21 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. 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
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	530	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	782	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	310	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 3-4	385	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	985	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,148	186.45/cwt	185.50–188.00	2,140	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,455	148.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,164	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,460	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,511	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,743	157.45/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,744	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,233	134.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	109.72/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,425	18
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,324	95.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,266	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,050	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,480	120.18/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,779	14
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,613	122.99/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,984	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,649	129.22/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,131	11
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,655	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,859	120.63/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,243	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,894	129.47/cwt	127.50–134.00	2,452	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Jan 7, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 73Year ago 127

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	145.00–155.00	148.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	185.50–188.00	186.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	157.00–158.00	157.45
1	—	1,460	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,010	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	130.00–139.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,299	104.00–114.00	109.72
14	—	1,480	117.00–124.00	120.18
12	—	1,324	90.00–100.00	95.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	127.50–134.00	129.47
5	—	1,859	118.00–123.00	120.63
1	—	1,770	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	148.00	148.00
8	—	1,613	116.00–126.50	122.99
11	—	1,649	127.00–137.00	129.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,215	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	130.00	130.00
1	500–550	530	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	1,375.00	1,375.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.