Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-01-13

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jan 13
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
3 vs last sale 13 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
8 vs last sale 111 53 vs year ago 50 · +106.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
198 head
55 vs last sale 143 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher this week based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,635176.002,8782thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130132.001,4921thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770119.002,1061thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,562139.392,1777thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,847134.822,4909thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,385124.111,71946
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,258184.352,3193thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,341177.292,3775thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,205153.771,8532thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,776192.343,4163thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,175190.002,2331thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,785194.503,4721thin

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/A99$1,165109
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100$1,30711

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,426131.78/cwt127.00–137.501,87923
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,833141.12/cwt139.00–143.002,5876
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,562139.39/cwt136.00–143.002,1777
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,825111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0261
Dairy SteersChoice1,776192.34/cwt192.00–192.503,4163
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,341177.29/cwt173.00–182.502,3775
SteersChoice1,785194.50/cwt194.50–194.503,4721
Dairy HeifersChoice1,258184.35/cwt180.00–190.002,3193
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,301111.89/cwt105.00–115.001,45613
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,401122.34/cwt116.00–126.001,71410
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,900127.85/cwt125.00–131.002,4292
Dairy HeifersSelect1,205153.77/cwt150.00–157.501,8532
HeifersChoice1,175190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2331
CowsLean 85-90%1,130132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,1061
Bulls2,080192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,9941
Bulls1,190160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9041
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100941,423.94/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4245
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10095825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501071,285.98/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2865
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501051,151.12/head800.00–1,300.001,15151
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100891,145.28/head525.00–1,400.001,14543
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501111,178.27/head950.00–1,400.001,17811
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100881,511.07/head1,375.00–1,575.001,5114
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300267550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350322525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000970162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5761
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200172425.00/head425.00–425.004252

How this sale compares

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.