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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 2▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 116▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were 6.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 higher this week. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	175.50	2,545	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	143.50	1,909	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	129.00	1,425	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,240	139.00	1,724	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	139.86	2,030	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,925	138.59	2,668	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,355	113.64	1,540	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	172.93	2,559	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	136.00	1,714	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	171.00	2,596	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,440	159.00	2,290	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,300	139.00	1,807	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,621	191.58	3,106	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	178.50	2,374	1thin

Every lot

33 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 Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	100–150	Large 3	125	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 3	215	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	300	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	350	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	697	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	14
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	788	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	813	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	13
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	880	2,134.75/head	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,135	12
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	918	2,351.94/head	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,352	29
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,028	2,228.59/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,229	7
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,055	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,265	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,374	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,621	191.58/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,106	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,425	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,714	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	172.93/cwt	169.50–178.50	2,559	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,807	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,290	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,518	171.00/cwt	169.00–176.50	2,596	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	151.48/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,769	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	103.36/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,301	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	113.89/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,460	13
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	142.03/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,059	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	131.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,071	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,578	125.85/cwt	120.00–130.50	1,986	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,708	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,883	139.65/cwt	136.50–145.00	2,630	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,028	133.69/cwt	133.00–134.50	2,711	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,450	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,545	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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	169.50–178.50	172.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	189.00–198.00	191.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,518	169.00–176.50	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,259	97.50–108.00	103.36
13	—	1,282	110.00–119.00	113.89
9	—	1,578	120.00–130.50	125.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,450	137.00–147.00	142.03
7	—	1,575	126.00–136.00	131.48
3	—	1,168	148.00–158.00	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,883	136.50–145.00	139.65
1	—	1,830	148.00	148.00
3	—	2,028	133.00–134.50	133.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	175.50	175.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	125	550.00	550.00
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	350	700.00	700.00
14	650–700	697	1,825.00	1,825.00
5	750–800	788	2,000.00	2,000.00
13	800–850	813	2,100.00	2,100.00
12	850–900	880	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,134.75
29	900–950	918	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,351.94
7	1000–1050	1,028	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,228.59
1	1050–1100	1,055	2,075.00	2,075.00
1	1250–1300	1,265	1,900.00	1,900.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.