Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2025-07-01

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 1
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 4▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 71▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were 1.00 lower and slaughter Holstein heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 16.00 higher this week. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190161.581,9236thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,210119.061,4413thin
Dairy Bulls—Average910151.251,3762thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,514148.692,25114
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,822145.222,6465thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,274127.561,62530
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,366181.102,4744thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,538184.492,8372thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,195217.502,5991thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325201.002,6631thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3215475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3274950.00/head950.00–950.009505
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 37151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 37951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 38451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3Value Added9152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,0201,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Small and Medium 3-4985167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,195217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,5991
Heifers—Select and Choice1,325201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219165.09/cwt161.00–168.002,0125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260128.59/cwt127.00–130.001,6202
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265136.71/cwt132.00–142.001,72912
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280127.60/cwt122.00–131.001,6339
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,281115.31/cwt109.00–119.001,4779
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400145.88/cwt142.00–148.002,0425
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,540156.02/cwt153.00–161.002,4036
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,652138.69/cwt137.00–140.002,2913
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,6511
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,803167.02/cwt165.00–169.003,0112
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,860149.78/cwt144.00–155.502,7862
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,366181.10/cwt177.00–188.002,4744
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,538184.49/cwt184.00–185.002,8372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——745162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2111
Dairy Bulls——1,075140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5051

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.