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Topeka Livestock Auction Market Report

Topeka, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 17, 2025

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 226 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 237.00 $237.00 $3,436 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2185 2185 1 195.00 $195.00 $4,261 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1960 1960 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,959 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1660 1268 85-90% 5 106.00–115.00 $110.88 $1,406 —
1020–1610 1321 85-90% 11 118.00–126.00 $122.79 $1,622 +0.21
1070–1710 1363 85-90% 17 130.00–139.00 $133.75 $1,823 —
1270–1785 1505 80-85% 20 140.00–150.00 $143.64 $2,162 -15.92
1325–1690 1544 80-85% 8 151.00–161.00 $154.02 $2,378 +13.32
1290–1785 1581 80-85% 8 132.00–139.00 $135.57 $2,143 —
1720–2035 1845 75-80% 3 159.50–162.50 $161.57 $2,981 —
1870–1920 1895 75-80% 2 125.00 $125.00 $2,369 -29.86
1830–1975 1904 75-80% 4 130.00–138.00 $134.69 $2,564 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
300–312 310 5 1,024.00–1,225.00 $1,062.95 +462.95
322 value added 322 10 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
407 value added 407 10 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
470–477 475 3 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,350.74 —
510–535 523 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,074.40 —
552–560 555 3 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,366.35 +491.35
595 value added 595 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
646 646 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
695 695 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
703–742 719 36 1,825.00–2,050.00 $1,989.96 —
812–840 830 23 1,875.00–2,300.00 $2,237.29 —
844 value added 844 11 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
855 855 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
875 value added 875 10 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
915 915 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 —
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 —
865 865 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,644 —
905–920 915 3 180.00–185.00 $183.35 $1,678 —
1135 1135 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,532 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,896 —
1360–1635 1448 7 188.00–196.00 $192.02 $2,780 —
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
270 270 1 425.00 $425.00 —
630 630 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1320 1273 2 174.50–180.50 $177.61 $2,261 —
1495 1495 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,125 +19.41
1575 1575 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,024 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 80.00 $80.00 $372 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.