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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 190▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 127▲ 2 vs year ago 100 · +2.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were 6.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 1.00 lower. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	222.00	3,075	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,595	170.00	4,412	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,660	170.00	2,822	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,854	166.05	3,078	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,533	139.63	2,141	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,841	128.22	2,361	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,333	118.45	1,579	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	185.00	2,211	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	198.51	2,787	9thin

Every lot

23 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	100–150	Large 3	131	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	3
Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 3	202	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	2
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	343	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	11
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	401	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	10
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	965	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	4,412	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,822	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	108.23/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,330	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	118.75/cwt	114.00–123.50	1,568	26
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,467	127.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,877	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	140.87/cwt	136.50–146.00	2,103	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,522	157.78/cwt	153.50–162.50	2,401	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,571	133.39/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,096	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,492	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	127.69/cwt	126.00–129.50	2,330	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	2,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,693	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.50	2,575	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,175	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,404	198.51/cwt	194.00–204.50	2,787	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,211	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,075	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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 127Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
3	100–150	131	450.00	450.00
2	200–250	202	425.00	425.00
11	300–350	343	1,325.00	1,325.00
10	400–450	401	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	950–1000	965	1,625.00	1,625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
2	300–350	327	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,522	153.50–162.50	157.78
7	—	1,571	130.00–134.50	133.39
6	—	1,493	136.50–146.00	140.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,780	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,825	126.00–129.50	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,229	103.00–112.50	108.23
11	—	1,467	124.00–134.00	127.98
26	—	1,320	114.00–123.50	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,693	150.00–154.50	152.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,595	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,404	194.00–204.50	198.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	222.00	222.00

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.