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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 27

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 47▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 97▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 109▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein heifers were trending heifer based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher based on limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week which frigid area temperatures was a contributing factor.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	159.00	2,075	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	114.00	1,322	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	150.27	2,160	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,876	125.52	2,355	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,295	125.02	1,620	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	192.58	2,388	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	165.00	1,947	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,395	169.00	2,358	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,190	180.00	2,142	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	—	101	$1,138	61
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	94	$1,423	18

Every lot

25 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 Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	279	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,322	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,075	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	108.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,192	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,627	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	150.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,127	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,420	136.21/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,934	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	141.12/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,029	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	158.80/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,371	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,460	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,444	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,775	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,947	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,240	192.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,388	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	88	1,498.58/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,499	10
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	90	1,117.19/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,117	15
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	108	1,029.64/head	875.00–1,175.00	1,030	34
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	115	1,322.83/head	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,323	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	80	1,262.50/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,263	2
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	90	1,449.85/head	1,000.00–1,775.00	1,450	9
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	102	1,433.74/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,434	7

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 Jan 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 113Last week 109Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	60.00	60.00
1	600–650	605	70.00	70.00
1	850–900	870	110.00	110.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	15	50–100	90	900.00–1,225.00	1,117.19
—	N/A	34	100–150	108	875.00–1,175.00	1,029.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	10	50–100	88	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,498.58
—	N/A	2	100–150	115	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,322.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	50–100	80	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,262.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	9	50–100	90	1,000.00–1,775.00	1,449.85
—	N/A	7	100–150	102	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,433.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	145.00–147.00	146.03
1	—	1,880	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,825	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	120.00–130.00	125.09
6	—	1,102	105.00–115.00	108.15
9	—	1,420	131.00–141.00	136.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,413	144.00–154.00	150.53
6	—	1,493	156.00–162.00	158.80
6	—	1,438	139.00–143.00	141.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	190.00–195.00	192.58

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.