Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
13 head
2 vs last sale 11 11 vs year ago 2 · +550.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
43 vs last sale 107 52 vs year ago 116 · 44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
124 head
16 vs last sale 140 124 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 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 7.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
900–1000 lb steers averaged $205.05/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$205.05
4 head · 945 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
133.16 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 2945205.051,9384thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
205.05
IN average1 barns · 4 hd
205.05
+0.00
National average96 barns · 9,834 hd
338.21
−133.16
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
BullsAverage1,555205.003,1881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,625154.002,5031thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,477153.662,26910
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,909148.972,84411
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,205126.901,52918
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,355197.222,6723thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,162184.692,1463thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,200187.002,2441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,315185.002,4331thin
HeifersSelectAverage945150.001,4181thin

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/A97$1,27756
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A92$1,40714

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100901,565.22/head1,400.00–1,700.001,56510
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501121,277.99/head1,000.00–1,500.001,27812
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501081,113.47/head800.00–1,300.001,11312
SteersSmall and Medium 2900–950945205.05/cwt175.00–215.001,9384
Dairy HeifersLarge 3100–150135170.00/cwt170.00–170.002303
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450430625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4450–500465700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2151,850.00/cwt1,850.00–1,850.0022,4781
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501001,433.33/head1,150.00–1,625.001,4333
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100881,253.38/head900.00–1,625.001,25321
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10065850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100891,414.89/head1,050.00–1,650.001,41510
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls1,555205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,1881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,625154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,5031
HeifersSelect945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4181
HeifersChoice1,315185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4331
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,162184.69/cwt179.00–188.002,1463
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,962156.28/cwt155.00–159.003,0663
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,112124.59/cwt121.00–128.001,3853
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,226136.52/cwt132.00–141.001,67410
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,365145.78/cwt144.00–148.001,9903
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,340161.54/cwt161.00–162.002,1652
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,908149.31/cwt145.00–154.002,8496
Dairy HeifersChoice1,355197.22/cwt193.00–200.002,6723
Dairy SteersChoice1,200187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,2441
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,598155.24/cwt150.00–160.002,4815
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,219109.03/cwt107.50–112.001,3295
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,833137.01/cwt134.00–140.002,5112

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.