Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 11 vs year ago 2 · +550.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 107▼ 52 vs year ago 116 · −44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 140▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 7.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
900–1000 lb steers averaged $205.05/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$205.05
4 head · 945 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
−133.16 vs national

Price by quality 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 2945205.051,9384thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
205.05
—
IN average1 barns · 4 hd
205.05
+0.00
National average96 barns · 9,834 hd
338.21
−133.16
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,555205.003,1881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,625154.002,5031thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,477153.662,26910
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,909148.972,84411
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,205126.901,52918
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,355197.222,6723thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,162184.692,1463thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,200187.002,2441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,315185.002,4331thin
HeifersSelectAverage945150.001,4181thin

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—97$1,27756
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—92$1,40714

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers900–950Small and Medium 2945205.05/cwt175.00–215.001,9384
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers100–150Large 3135170.00/cwt170.00–170.002303
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3430625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Dairy Heifers450–500Small and Medium 3-4465700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4181
Heifers—Choice1,315185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,555205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,625154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,5031
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,162184.69/cwt179.00–188.002,1463
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,355197.22/cwt193.00–200.002,6723
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112124.59/cwt121.00–128.001,3853
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219109.03/cwt107.50–112.001,3295
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,226136.52/cwt132.00–141.001,67410
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340161.54/cwt161.00–162.002,1652
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365145.78/cwt144.00–148.001,9903
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,598155.24/cwt150.00–160.002,4815
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,833137.01/cwt134.00–140.002,5112
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,908149.31/cwt145.00–154.002,8496
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,962156.28/cwt155.00–159.003,0663
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,200187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,2441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2151,850.00/cwt1,850.00–1,850.0022,4781
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AJersey65850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A881,253.38/head900.00–1,625.001,25321
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred901,565.22/head1,400.00–1,700.001,56510
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A1081,113.47/head800.00–1,300.001,11312
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1121,277.99/head1,000.00–1,500.001,27812
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred891,414.89/head1,050.00–1,650.001,41510
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1001,433.33/head1,150.00–1,625.001,4333
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/A1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.