Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 9
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 37▲ 20 vs year ago 6 · +333.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 66▲ 5 vs year ago 87 · +5.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 165▲ 138 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 trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were 8.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$260.00
1 head · 675 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
−114.56 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1675260.001,7551thin
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
260.00
—
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
260.00
+0.00
National average160 barns · 6,317 hd
374.56
−114.56
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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,320238.003,1421thin
Bulls—Average2,335220.005,1371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,513150.042,2702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,275120.001,5301thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,695216.563,6714thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,516155.702,36114
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,337137.231,83428
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,856136.192,5276thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,575212.383,3452thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,635226.723,7072thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,488214.053,1853thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,490255.643,8092thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,083235.962,5552thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,083220.082,3836thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,410258.993,6522thin

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$1,51074
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—87$1,66926

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1851220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8725
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3168225.95/cwt220.00–240.003803
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338292.44/cwt285.00–300.009882
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365243.17/cwt200.00–305.008885
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2395
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,410258.99/cwt258.00–260.003,6522
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,083235.96/cwt234.00–238.002,5552
Heifers—Select1,083220.08/cwt215.00–225.002,3836
Heifers—Choice1,490255.64/cwt253.00–258.003,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,335220.00/cwt220.00–220.005,1371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,513150.04/cwt145.00–156.002,2702
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068119.65/cwt115.00–123.001,2785
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,288132.82/cwt129.00–135.001,7116
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418161.22/cwt159.00–165.002,2865
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,433143.95/cwt140.00–149.002,06317
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,571152.64/cwt148.00–158.002,3989
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,6531
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,825120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1901
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,876137.53/cwt134.00–140.002,5804
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,488214.05/cwt211.00–218.503,1853
Dairy Steers—Choice1,635226.72/cwt223.00–230.503,7072
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,575212.38/cwt210.00–215.003,3452
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,695216.56/cwt211.00–221.003,6714
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,320238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,1421
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A861,429.30/head1,150.00–1,975.001,42920
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred901,892.29/head1,800.00–2,050.001,89215
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A1041,352.17/head1,200.00–1,850.001,35232
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1091,642.60/head1,450.00–1,825.001,6437
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred841,976.38/head1,800.00–2,200.001,97614
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A861,175.55/head1,050.00–1,350.001,1768
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/A1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1021,724.59/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7253

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.