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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 7

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 8▼ 60 vs year ago 76 · −78.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 99▼ 14 vs year ago 96 · −14.6%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 145▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 12.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady based on a limited comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$340.00

1 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−44.87

vs IN average

−52.82 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	645	340.00	2,193	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

340.00

—

IN average2 barns · 37 hd

384.87

−44.87

National average170 barns · 11,781 hd

392.82

−52.82

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	1,610	199.63	3,214	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,195	150.00	3,293	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,675	188.02	3,149	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,462	159.44	2,331	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,843	150.99	2,783	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,261	132.76	1,674	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,218	210.18	2,560	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,688	215.49	3,637	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,433	204.70	2,933	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	233.50	3,176	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	—	96	$1,466	64
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	86	$1,525	22

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 2	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 2	770	321.45/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,475	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	294	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	6
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	305	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,360	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	3,176	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	199.63/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,214	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,293	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	127.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,594	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	111.88/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,404	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	140.64/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,790	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	160.57/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,296	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	150.52/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,157	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	173.67/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,718	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,808	136.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,467	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,855	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,903	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,890	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,194	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,065	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,874	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,980	194.03/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,433	204.70/cwt	202.00–207.00	2,933	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,688	215.49/cwt	213.00–217.50	3,637	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,218	210.18/cwt	207.00–214.00	2,560	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	87	1,394.24/head	800.00–1,700.00	1,394	24
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	88	1,988.12/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,988	8
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	105	1,666.47/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,666	6
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	105	1,325.27/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,325	26
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	85	1,073.90/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,074	8
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	86	1,778.92/head	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,779	13
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 99Year ago 96

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 102Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,273	136.00–145.00	140.64
9	—	1,248	122.00–130.00	127.76
2	—	1,255	110.00–114.00	111.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,565	170.00–179.00	173.67
9	—	1,433	146.00–155.00	150.52
8	—	1,430	156.00–166.00	160.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	133.00–140.00	136.45
1	—	1,890	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,855	155.00–158.00	156.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	193.00–195.00	194.03
1	—	1,065	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	202.00–207.00	204.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,688	213.00–217.50	215.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	207.00–214.00	210.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	194.00–203.00	199.63

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	24	50–100	87	800.00–1,700.00	1,394.24
—	N/A	26	100–150	105	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,325.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	8	50–100	88	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,988.12
—	N/A	6	100–150	105	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,666.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	8	50–100	85	900.00–1,225.00	1,073.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	13	50–100	86	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,778.92
—	N/A	1	100–150	100	1,825.00	1,825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
6	250–300	294	1,150.00	1,150.00
2	300–350	305	900.00	900.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
7	750–800	770	320.00–322.50	321.45

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.