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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 20

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 16▲ 99 vs year ago 143 · +69.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 79▼ 32 vs year ago 130 · −24.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein heifers were 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $150.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$150.00

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−184.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	150.00	773	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

150.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

150.00

+0.00

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−184.26

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,582	177.73	2,812	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	154.00	2,818	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	144.04	1,773	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	133.20	1,260	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,728	178.50	3,084	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,884	149.19	2,811	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,487	147.48	2,193	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,249	120.11	1,500	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	183.50	2,743	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,635	172.95	2,828	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,361	162.46	2,211	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,175	210.00	2,468	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,330	163.00	2,168	1thin

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)	—	895	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

53 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,091	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	150–200	Large 3	160	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Small and Medium 3-4	212	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	7
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	267	1,168.19/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,168	21
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	387	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	11
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	492	1,493.39/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,493	8
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	538	1,747.42/head	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,747	23
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	585	1,655.20/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,655	10
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	618	1,843.76/head	1,175.00–1,950.00	1,844	37
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	650	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	712	2,098.73/head	1,450.00–2,225.00	2,099	14
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	785	2,341.55/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,342	29
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	861	2,100.87/head	1,725.00–2,225.00	2,101	4
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	918	1,798.30/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,798	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Small and Medium 3-4	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	432	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,274	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	536	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,313	3
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3-4	582	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,222	4
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	597	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,284	4
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,175	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,468	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	187.10/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	625	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	609	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,199	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	145.38/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,573	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,773	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	117.02/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,340	13
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,367	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,359	130.86/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,778	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	148.79/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,183	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	140.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,067	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,623	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,572	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,546	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,890	156.70/cwt	155.50–158.00	2,962	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,906	150.06/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,860	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,361	162.46/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,211	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,495	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	2,743	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,635	172.95/cwt	168.50–178.50	2,828	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,417	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,025	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,807	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	895	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 16Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 79Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,145	114.00–124.00	117.02
12	—	1,359	128.00–135.50	130.86
8	—	1,254	105.00–113.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	155.50–158.00	156.70
5	—	1,906	143.00–153.00	150.06
2	—	1,825	138.00–141.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	138.00–143.00	140.71
2	—	1,623	158.00–159.00	158.50
9	—	1,467	145.00–154.00	148.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	97.50	97.50
2	—	903	130.00–136.00	132.78
3	—	1,082	143.50–147.00	145.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	140.00–147.00	144.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	168.50–178.50	172.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	157.00–165.00	162.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	184.00–191.00	187.10
1	—	1,650	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,430	169.00	169.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	612	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	425	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	677	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per head · actual wt
7	200–250	212	400.00	400.00
1	950–1000	965	1,450.00	1,450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	160	875.00	875.00
21	250–300	267	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,168.19
11	350–400	387	1,275.00	1,275.00
8	450–500	492	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,493.39
23	500–550	538	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,747.42
10	550–600	585	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,655.20
37	600–650	618	1,175.00–1,950.00	1,843.76
1	650–700	650	1,725.00	1,725.00
14	700–750	712	1,450.00–2,225.00	2,098.73
29	750–800	785	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,341.55
4	850–900	861	1,725.00–2,225.00	2,100.87
2	900–950	918	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,798.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	582	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	432	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	536	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	597	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,350.00	1,350.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.