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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Dec 30Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 24▼ 5 vs year ago 18 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 58▲ 18 vs year ago 93 · +19.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 182▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 6.00 higher. Holstein slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $227.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$227.50

2 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−93.91 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	815	227.50	1,854	2thin

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

227.50

—

IN average1 barns · 2 hd

227.50

+0.00

National average114 barns · 6,279 hd

321.41

−93.91

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	2,033	202.50	4,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	149.00	2,105	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,475	127.00	1,873	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	2,024	186.37	3,772	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	146.40	2,154	29
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,861	136.06	2,532	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,291	124.80	1,611	49
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	189.73	2,463	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	175.00	2,083	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	158.00	2,007	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,315	179.11	2,355	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	145.00	1,755	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
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	94	$1,165	107
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	83	$872	20

Every lot

37 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	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,854	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	780	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	800	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	930	142.04/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,321	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	955	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,477	1
Bulls	—	—	2,235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,863	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,873	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	112.76/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,389	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	122.48/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,513	19
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,381	134.08/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,852	19
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	160.84/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,228	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	149.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,141	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,523	140.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,135	14
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,793	150.29/cwt	146.00–154.50	2,695	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,843	129.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,384	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	138.40/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,643	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,960	163.88/cwt	160.00–168.00	3,212	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,988	205.53/cwt	205.00–206.00	4,086	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,112	196.08/cwt	194.00–198.00	4,141	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,083	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,007	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	189.73/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,463	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,315	179.11/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,355	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/AJersey	75	48.67/head	40.00–55.00	49	3
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	85	1,204.70/head	800.00–1,650.00	1,205	42
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	86	1,508.44/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,508	9
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	103	1,481.25/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,481	6
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	104	1,094.90/head	800.00–1,525.00	1,095	47
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	80	461.16/head	100.00–700.00	461	11
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	86	1,362.04/head	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,362	8
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	100	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 58Year ago 93

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 143Last week 182Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	3	50–100	75	40.00–55.00	48.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	9	50–100	86	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,508.44
—	N/A	6	100–150	103	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,481.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	42	50–100	85	800.00–1,650.00	1,204.70
—	N/A	47	100–150	104	800.00–1,525.00	1,094.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	8	50–100	86	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,362.04
—	N/A	1	100–150	100	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	11	50–100	80	100.00–700.00	461.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	780	102.50	102.50
2	900–950	930	135.00–149.00	142.04
1	950–1000	955	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,235	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,340	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,843	125.00–131.00	129.37
2	—	1,793	146.00–154.50	150.29
5	—	1,910	135.00–143.00	138.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,235	118.00–128.00	122.48
19	—	1,381	129.00–139.00	134.08
11	—	1,232	106.00–116.00	112.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,436	145.00–155.00	149.10
4	—	1,385	156.00–164.00	160.84
14	—	1,523	136.00–144.00	140.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,960	160.00–168.00	163.88
2	—	1,988	205.00–206.00	205.53
3	—	2,112	194.00–198.00	196.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	189.00–191.00	189.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	175.00–183.00	179.11

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.