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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 25

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Receipts

118 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 83▲ 4 vs year ago 114 · +3.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending lower while Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,509	144.39	2,178	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,651	159.61	2,635	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,532	137.65	2,108	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,925	133.61	2,572	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,335	115.65	1,544	44
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	164.00	2,075	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	149.05	2,057	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,649	173.21	2,856	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	153.15	1,982	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	166.50	1,865	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,333	168.84	2,251	2thin

Every lot

19 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,333	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.50	2,251	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,120	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,865	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,063	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,638	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,196	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,980	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,743	164.81/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,873	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,380	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,057	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,294	153.15/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,982	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,649	173.21/cwt	168.50–178.50	2,856	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	106.04/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,351	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,324	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,514	16
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,408	126.71/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,784	14
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,501	135.74/cwt	130.00–140.50	2,037	13
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,541	145.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,237	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,698	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,099	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,906	140.95/cwt	136.00–146.50	2,687	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	114.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,219	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,973	130.54/cwt	127.50–134.00	2,576	2

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 25, 2025

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

Receipts 118Last week 83Year ago 114

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	158.00–168.00	164.81
1	—	1,375	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	148.00–150.00	149.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	165.00–172.50	168.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	147.50–157.00	153.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	168.50–178.50	173.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	120.00–127.00	123.63
7	—	1,541	141.00–151.00	145.19
13	—	1,501	130.00–140.50	135.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,906	136.00–146.50	140.95
2	—	1,935	110.00–120.00	114.66
2	—	1,973	127.50–134.00	130.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,408	122.00–131.00	126.71
14	—	1,274	100.00–109.50	106.04
16	—	1,324	110.00–120.00	114.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	130.00–138.00	134.08
1	—	1,250	165.00	165.00

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.