Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-02-03

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 3▼ 26 vs year ago 37 · −70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 74▼ 28 vs year ago 135 · −20.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 113▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter dairy heifers were 10.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein cows were 6.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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
Bulls—Low1,635192.033,1403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,550156.952,4332thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,128134.001,5112thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,890184.053,4792thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,485151.452,24826
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,796149.002,6765thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,274125.311,59640
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,578203.493,2116thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,392191.712,6693thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,542179.322,7655thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,540198.003,0491thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,415234.713,3213thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,655224.503,7151thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—98$1,15364
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—97$1,3877

Every lot

31 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 Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers150–200Large 3155650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 33051,211.07/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2112
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 33731,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,655224.50/cwt224.50–224.503,7151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,415234.71/cwt233.00–236.003,3213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620198.54/cwt198.00–199.003,2162
Bulls——1,665179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,9801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,550156.95/cwt155.00–159.002,4332
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,212115.16/cwt108.00–118.001,39614
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,286125.64/cwt120.00–130.001,61616
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340139.00/cwt131.00–141.001,86310
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,481151.69/cwt147.00–157.002,24719
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,494144.96/cwt143.00–146.002,1664
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495158.61/cwt158.00–160.002,3713
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8001
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,4431
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,820149.00/cwt144.00–153.002,7123
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,540198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,0491
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,890184.05/cwt180.00–189.003,4792
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,392191.71/cwt188.00–196.002,6693
Dairy Heifers—Select1,542179.32/cwt172.00–182.002,7655
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,578203.49/cwt198.00–209.003,2116
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred891,555.63/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5564
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1081,162.31/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1623
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AJersey65380.77/head300.00–475.003812
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred831,530.30/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5302
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A901,166.93/head850.00–1,575.001,16723
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A1061,078.16/head925.00–1,250.001,07826
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1071,374.26/head1,000.00–1,550.001,37411

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.