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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 0▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 50▼ 77 vs year ago 118 · −65.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The extreme cold temperatures in the area is directly related to light receipts again this week. This prohibits a comparison but it is expected that receipts will increase upon safer weather conditions.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $172.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$172.50

1 head · 860 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.63

vs IN average

−74.58 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	860	172.50	1,484	1thin

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

172.50

—

IN average2 barns · 4 hd

151.88

+20.63

National average88 barns · 3,392 hd

247.08

−74.58

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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,532	130.12	1,994	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,885	119.59	2,254	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,333	100.44	1,339	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	143.09	1,918	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	169.00	2,451	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,220	124.00	1,513	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,484	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 3	230	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	287	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	432	484.38/head	400.00–760.00	484	4
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	451	759.87/head	700.00–775.00	760	5
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3Value Added	481	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	11
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	593	655.44/head	550.00–760.00	655	2
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 3-4	685	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	723	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	792	1,362.60/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	6
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	866	1,821.44/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,821	15
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,061	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,220	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,155	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,467	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,402	148.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,081	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	88.95/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,129	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	104.41/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,366	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	140.14/cwt	133.50–144.00	1,944	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,451	114.38/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,660	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,776	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,561	128.95/cwt	123.50–132.50	2,013	17
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,838	129.12/cwt	125.50–135.50	2,373	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,843	1

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 50Year ago 118

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	145.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	1,155	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	101.00–107.00	104.41
6	—	1,451	110.00–118.50	114.38
9	—	1,269	85.00–96.00	88.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,561	123.50–132.50	128.95
3	—	1,387	133.50–144.00	140.14
1	—	1,480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	125.50–135.50	129.12
1	—	2,025	91.00	91.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	230	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	287	650.00	650.00
4	400–450	432	400.00–760.00	484.38
5	450–500	451	700.00–775.00	759.87
2	550–600	593	550.00–760.00	655.44
3	700–750	723	1,275.00	1,275.00
6	750–800	792	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.60
3	1050–1100	1,061	1,625.00	1,625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
2	650–700	685	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
11	450–500	481	1,075.00	1,075.00
15	850–900	866	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,821.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	172.50	172.50

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.