Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-07-07

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 7
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 75▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
209 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 194▲ 209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein cows were 13.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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 · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
−123.12 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2625260.001,6251thin
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 average145 barns · 6,149 hd
383.12
−123.12
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—Average2,090225.004,7031thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,165175.882,0492thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average980150.001,4701thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,391159.642,22018
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,924152.542,9356thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,322141.821,87531
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,450216.003,1321thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363199.062,7132thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,045215.002,2471thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,345189.002,5421thin
SteersSelectAverage1,260206.002,5961thin

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—94$1,416119
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—90$1,31827

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
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3155375.00/cwt375.00–375.005811
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,260206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,5961
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,045215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2471
Heifers—Select1,345189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,5421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,090225.00/cwt225.00–225.004,7031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165175.88/cwt174.00–178.002,0492
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194124.10/cwt119.00–129.001,4825
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,331140.53/cwt136.00–145.001,8705
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,350146.35/cwt140.00–150.001,97621
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373168.25/cwt165.00–173.002,3104
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386157.79/cwt154.00–163.002,18712
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453153.55/cwt153.00–154.002,2312
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,798139.99/cwt135.00–145.002,5172
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,985157.09/cwt152.00–162.003,1183
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,995164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,2721
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,363199.06/cwt198.00–200.002,7132
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,450216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,1321
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves6 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A81,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AJersey75425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred831,764.94/head1,300.00–2,175.001,76521
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A861,354.23/head950.00–1,550.001,35447
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1031,596.20/head1,350.00–1,725.001,59617
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A1101,213.59/head900.00–1,575.001,21432
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred821,652.83/head1,125.00–1,975.001,6537
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A891,187.64/head1,000.00–1,350.001,18815
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/A1041,129.52/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1304

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.