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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 1

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 19▲ 17 vs year ago 32 · +53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 94▲ 9 vs year ago 99 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 11.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 100–200 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

100–200 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$310.00

3 head · 181 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

Price by quality 100–200 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	181	310.00	561	3thin

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

How it compared 100–200 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

310.00

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

310.00

+0.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	135.00	1,735	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,443	148.00	2,135	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,534	137.62	2,111	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,846	126.39	2,333	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	119.69	1,604	47
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,530	163.02	2,494	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,930	186.50	3,599	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,874	183.43	3,437	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,367	168.64	2,305	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	186.25	2,645	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	170.00	2,176	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	181	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	561	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	100–150	Large 3	145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	276	3
Dairy Steers	150–200	Small and Medium 3-4	180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	216	1
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	195	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	307	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	17
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	352	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	8
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	540	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 3-4	575	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	585	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	680	1,358.33/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,358	3
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,165	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,176	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	186.25/cwt	184.50–188.00	2,645	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,530	163.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,494	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,367	168.64/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,305	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,874	183.43/cwt	181.00–185.50	3,437	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,930	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	3,599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	119.61/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,579	27
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	129.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,747	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	146.76/cwt	142.00–149.50	2,009	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,392	107.78/cwt	102.50–111.50	1,500	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,578	135.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,140	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,075	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,260	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,852	141.55/cwt	137.00–145.50	2,622	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	112.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,092	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,149	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,105	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 19Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 94Year ago 99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	184.50–188.00	186.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	160.00–168.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	167.00–170.00	168.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,874	181.00–185.50	183.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,369	142.00–149.50	146.76
12	—	1,578	130.00–140.00	135.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	137.00–145.50	141.55
3	—	1,860	110.00–118.00	112.47
2	—	1,815	122.00–127.00	124.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,320	114.00–124.00	119.61
11	—	1,348	126.00–135.00	129.63
9	—	1,392	102.50–111.50	107.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,525	138.00	138.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	145	190.00	190.00
1	150–200	195	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
1	550–600	575	775.00	775.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
17	300–350	307	1,300.00	1,300.00
8	350–400	352	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	500–550	540	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	550–600	585	1,300.00	1,300.00
3	650–700	680	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,358.33
1	1150–1200	1,165	1,725.00	1,725.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	181	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00

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.