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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 15

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 294 vs last sale 76▲ 106 vs year ago 264 · +40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 96▼ 13 vs year ago 99 · −13.1%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 6 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. A good offering of Holstein feeder heifers was noted today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $225.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −67.50 against this barn's trailing median of $292.50.

Average price

$225.00

1 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.55

vs IN average

−104.87 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	225.00	1,395	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

225.00

—

IN average4 barns · 11 hd

241.55

−16.55

National average158 barns · 9,684 hd

329.87

−104.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

292.50

−67.50

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	1,154	141.04	1,628	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	119.00	1,369	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,244	146.86	1,827	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	136.35	2,007	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,885	136.03	2,563	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,283	118.49	1,520	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,458	167.88	2,448	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	153.00	2,035	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	179.40	2,772	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	160.25	2,264	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	934	$2,374	15
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	968	$2,100	6

Every lot

65 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 3	207	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	258	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	9
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	300	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	368	601.70/head	550.00–650.00	602	2
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3Value Added	380	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3Value Added	448	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	11
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	484	1,005.78/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,006	5
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3Value Added	515	1,266.83/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,267	3
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	527	895.25/head	875.00–900.00	895	5
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	586	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	8
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3Value Added	590	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	8
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	611	1,239.59/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,240	13
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	641	198.00/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,269	8
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3Value Added	668	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	13
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	679	1,403.85/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,404	25
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	731	1,427.63/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,428	13
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	762	1,504.65/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,505	11
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3Value Added	794	1,925.02/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,925	16
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	802	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,504	2
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3Value Added	812	2,113.34/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,113	43
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	817	1,813.69/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814	10
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	894	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	16
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3Value Added	926	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	950	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3Value Added	956	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,025	1,868.67/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,869	3
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3Value Added	1,045	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	9
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,225	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	185	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	176	13
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	6
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	3
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	491	191.48/cwt	185.00–205.00	940	6
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	570	187.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,068	2
Dairy Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 3-4	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	644	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,224	4
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3-4	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	190.20/cwt	155.00–225.00	1,179	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	510	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,369	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	141.04/cwt	136.50–145.50	1,628	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,185	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,552	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,223	146.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,791	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	118.26/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,485	19
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	104.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,325	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,378	131.14/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,807	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	142.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,061	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	127.53/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,847	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	134.28/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,005	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,782	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,887	136.34/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,573	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,923	123.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,383	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,413	160.25/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,264	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,545	179.40/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,035	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,458	167.88/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,448	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	934	2,374.28/head	1,450.00–2,625.00	2,374	15
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	968	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 76Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 96Year ago 99

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	500.00	500.00
9	250–300	258	800.00	800.00
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	368	550.00–650.00	601.70
5	450–500	484	975.00–1,050.00	1,005.78
5	500–550	527	875.00–900.00	895.25
8	550–600	586	1,375.00	1,375.00
1	550–600	575	165.00	165.00
8	600–650	641	195.00–199.00	198.00
13	600–650	611	925.00–1,375.00	1,239.59
25	650–700	679	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,403.85
13	700–750	731	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,427.63
11	750–800	762	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,504.65
10	800–850	817	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,813.69
2	800–850	802	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	950	1,875.00	1,875.00
3	1000–1050	1,025	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,868.67
5	1200–1250	1,225	2,100.00	2,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	380	950.00	950.00
11	400–450	448	1,175.00	1,175.00
3	500–550	515	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.83
8	550–600	590	1,600.00	1,600.00
13	650–700	668	1,650.00	1,650.00
16	750–800	794	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,925.02
43	800–850	812	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,113.34
16	850–900	894	2,200.00	2,200.00
4	900–950	926	2,150.00	2,150.00
5	950–1000	956	2,400.00	2,400.00
9	1000–1050	1,045	2,575.00	2,575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	150–200	185	95.00	95.00
1	200–250	225	230.00	230.00
6	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
6	450–500	491	185.00–205.00	191.48
2	550–600	570	180.00–195.00	187.37
4	600–650	644	190.00	190.00
6	800–850	810	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	680	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	620	155.00–225.00	190.20
3	650–700	653	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
6	500–550	510	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,365	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,223	143.00–149.00	146.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,493	129.00–139.00	134.28
2	—	1,448	127.00–128.00	127.53
6	—	1,444	140.00–145.00	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	122.00–128.00	123.94
7	—	1,887	134.00–139.00	136.34
2	—	1,818	150.00–156.00	153.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	100.00–110.00	104.21
6	—	1,378	127.00–134.00	131.14
19	—	1,256	112.00–123.00	118.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	158.00–166.00	160.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	174.00–184.00	179.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	167.00–169.00	167.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	136.50–145.50	141.04

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	968	2,100.00	2,100.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	934	1,450.00–2,625.00	2,374.28

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.