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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jul 28

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 102▼ 13 vs year ago 19 · −68.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 93▼ 10 vs year ago 99 · −10.1%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 193▲ 200 vs year ago 1 · +20,000.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher based and slaughter Holstein heifers were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein bulls were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	155.00	1,736	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,460	140.00	2,044	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,485	190.82	2,834	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,468	159.65	2,343	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,866	144.95	2,705	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,295	136.37	1,766	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	184.61	2,677	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	173.03	2,298	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	187.00	2,440	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,090	220.00	2,398	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 Heifer Calves	N/A	—	91	$846	19

Every lot

25 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 · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	732	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	927	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,090	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	123.81/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,549	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,744	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,329	147.41/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,959	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,425	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	161.04/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,280	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,586	152.38/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,417	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	148.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,700	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,853	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,008	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,902	132.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,520	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,100	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,730	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,623	203.14/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,297	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,328	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,298	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,450	184.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,677	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,440	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	88	1,513.21/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,513	3
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	88	717.90/head	600.00–850.00	718	13
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/A	110	734.09/head	650.00–800.00	734	3

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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 102Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 93Year ago 99

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 201Last week 193Year ago 1

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	13	50–100	88	600.00–850.00	717.90
—	N/A	3	100–150	110	650.00–800.00	734.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	3	50–100	88	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,513.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	700–750	732	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	800–850	805	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	900–950	927	2,200.00	2,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,902	129.00–135.00	132.49
3	—	1,853	160.00–164.00	162.35
3	—	1,820	145.00–152.00	148.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,329	143.00–152.00	147.41
8	—	1,251	119.00–127.00	123.81
14	—	1,293	130.00–140.00	134.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	151.00–154.00	152.38
1	—	1,355	179.00	179.00
7	—	1,416	156.00–166.00	161.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	201.00–205.00	203.14
1	—	1,235	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,460	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	180.00–190.00	184.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	170.00–175.00	173.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	220.00	220.00

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.