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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 11

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 86▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were 9.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady and no comparison is available on slaughter cows because of light receipts. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$330.00

1 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−108.33

vs IN average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	330.00	1,436	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

330.00

—

IN average2 barns · 6 hd

438.33

−108.33

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	1,665	223.57	3,722	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	177.00	2,390	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	152.00	1,315	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,858	222.50	4,133	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,470	159.68	2,347	25
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	149.00	2,720	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,306	136.53	1,784	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,767	203.02	3,587	10

Every lot

24 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	288	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	10
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	378	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	10
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	522	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	760	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	198	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	653	3
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	332	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	223.57/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,722	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,315	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,390	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	123.33/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,487	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,770	15
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	147.16/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,016	16
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	178.22/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,500	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,434	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	154.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,277	15
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,802	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,739	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,767	203.02/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,587	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,741	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,543	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	150.00–155.00	152.00
1	—	1,895	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	160.00–170.00	165.16
15	—	1,476	150.00–159.00	154.29
2	—	1,403	174.00–183.00	178.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	130.00–140.00	134.88
11	—	1,206	119.00–129.00	123.33
16	—	1,370	141.00–151.00	147.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,767	200.00–205.00	203.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,975	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	220.00–227.00	223.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
10	250–300	288	1,650.00	1,650.00
10	350–400	378	1,700.00	1,700.00
2	500–550	522	1,900.00	1,900.00
1	750–800	760	1,200.00	1,200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	332	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00

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.