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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 13

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 20 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 119▼ 47 vs year ago 126 · −37.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts. Favorable weather conditions allowed farmers to get in some spring field work which was a contributing factor to lighter receipts this week.

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
Bulls	—	Average	970	153.00	1,484	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	152.50	1,704	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	111.50	1,132	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,862	141.11	2,628	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,565	139.81	2,189	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,429	120.30	1,719	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	166.62	2,229	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	153.00	1,729	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	179.17	2,804	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	168.77	1,958	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,735	220.00	3,817	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	208.52	3,115	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,935	193.00	3,735	1thin

Every lot

27 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 Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3Value Added	278	911.82/head	700.00–975.00	912	4
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	287	246.00/head	240.00–275.00	246	6
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	345	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	230	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	173	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,494	208.52/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,115	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,817	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,935	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,132	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,999	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	130.04/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,691	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,479	119.96/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,774	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	148.75/cwt	148.50–149.00	2,298	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,554	140.35/cwt	135.00–145.50	2,181	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,557	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,639	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,632	131.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,144	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,704	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,839	146.08/cwt	144.50–149.50	2,686	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,903	134.45/cwt	131.50–137.50	2,559	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	168.77/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,958	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,565	179.17/cwt	177.00–183.50	2,804	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,729	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	166.62/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,229	3

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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 119Year ago 126

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	148.50–149.00	148.75
3	—	1,632	130.00–133.00	131.36
14	—	1,554	135.00–145.50	140.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,839	144.50–149.50	146.08
1	—	1,750	154.50	154.50
5	—	1,903	131.50–137.50	134.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	100.00–110.00	105.24
8	—	1,300	127.00–134.00	130.04
8	—	1,479	118.00–121.00	119.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	177.00–183.50	179.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	167.50–170.00	168.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	205.00–216.00	208.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,265	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	162.00–169.00	166.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
6	250–300	287	240.00–275.00	246.00
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	950–1000	950	1,550.00	1,550.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per head · actual wt
4	250–300	278	700.00–975.00	911.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	75.00	75.00
2	350–400	352	155.00	155.00

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.