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Topeka Livestock Auction

Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415

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Feeder Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 160▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 68▼ 5 vs year ago 98 · −5.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

232 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 224▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter cows were down 31.00. Lighter demand was noted this week which has been a direct impact of recent processing plants closing thus creating a back up across the Midwest. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,568	177.27	2,779	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,484	105.64	1,567	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,794	97.96	1,757	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	90.88	1,148	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	132.00	1,782	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,515	105.00	1,591	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,000.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Non Graded	96	977.34/cwt	80
Heifers	Non Graded	87	1,232.88/cwt	3

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 · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	260	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	655	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	75.53/cwt	70.00–80.00	884	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	87.42/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,107	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,554	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	98.19/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,273	22
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	104.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,565	19
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,400	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,808	103.95/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,879	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,782	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,366	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,618	176.53/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,856	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,635	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,057	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Non GradedBeef Cross	75	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	638	1
Heifers	90–100	Non GradedBeef Cross	93	1,424.32/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,325	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Non GradedBeef Cross	75	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,200	1
Bulls	70–80	Non Graded	75	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	656	2
Bulls	80–90	Non Graded	83	1,027.38/cwt	700.00–1,400.00	853	14
Bulls	80–90	Non GradedBeef Cross	85	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	90–100	Non Graded	93	968.92/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	901	25
Bulls	90–100	Non GradedBeef Cross	95	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,235	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Guernsey	95	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	950	1
Bulls	100–110	Non GradedBeef Cross	100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	100–110	Non Graded	102	947.46/cwt	775.00–1,225.00	966	28
Bulls	110–120	Non GradedBeef Cross	115	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,208	1
Bulls	110–120	Non Graded	115	856.25/cwt	825.00–900.00	985	4
Bulls	120–130	Non Graded	123	751.02/cwt	700.00–800.00	924	2

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.

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Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Tue Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 160Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 68Year ago 98

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 232Last week 224Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Non Graded · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	850.00	850.00
2	90–100	93	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,424.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	800.00–950.00	875.00
14	80–90	83	700.00–1,400.00	1,027.38
25	90–100	93	825.00–1,125.00	968.92
28	100–110	102	775.00–1,225.00	947.46
4	110–120	115	825.00–900.00	856.25
2	120–130	123	700.00–800.00	751.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	80–90	85	1,500.00	1,500.00
1	90–100	95	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	100–110	100	925.00	925.00
1	110–120	115	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Guernsey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	260	775.00	775.00
1	650–700	655	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,808	100.00–108.00	103.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,266	82.50–91.00	87.42
22	—	1,296	94.00–103.00	98.19
8	—	1,170	70.00–80.00	75.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,504	100.00–110.00	104.08
2	—	1,290	115.00–126.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	174.00–179.00	176.53
1	—	1,635	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,400	169.00	169.00

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.