Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-02-17

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Feb 17
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
60 vs last sale 13 33 vs year ago 106 · 31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
40 vs last sale 64 21 vs year ago 83 · +25.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
141 head
17 vs last sale 124 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady this week. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$350.00
1 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
20.35
vs IN average
137.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2565350.001,9781thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
350.00
IN average2 barns · 14 hd
370.35
−20.35
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−137.35
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
Dairy BullsAverage1,568195.893,0722thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,469153.322,25325
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,963152.012,9834thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,298127.671,65732
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,360193.472,6313thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265183.002,3151thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,498200.002,9962thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525184.002,8061thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420217.483,0882thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,459201.132,9344thin

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$1,28786
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A88$1,14516
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1,340$2,7501thin
Open HeifersOpen1,128$2,0752thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 CowsBreaker 75-80%2,080165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,4321
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,955151.52/cwt149.00–154.002,9622
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,860140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6041
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,439161.10/cwt159.00–164.002,3185
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,523154.67/cwt148.00–158.002,35613
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,391145.27/cwt143.00–147.002,0217
Dairy Bulls1,568195.89/cwt190.00–201.003,0722
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,386137.81/cwt132.00–142.001,91013
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,250124.63/cwt120.00–130.001,55812
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,218114.04/cwt110.00–119.001,3897
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,265183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3151
Dairy HeifersChoice1,360193.47/cwt189.00–198.002,6313
SteersSelect and Choice1,459201.13/cwt195.00–205.002,9344
SteersChoice1,420217.48/cwt215.00–220.003,0882
HeifersSelect and Choice1,525184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,8061
HeifersChoice1,498200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,9962
Open HeifersApproved1100–12001,1701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Open HeifersSupreme1000–11001,0852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersSupreme1,3402,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10080710.94/head550.00–975.007117
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100861,418.90/head850.00–1,825.001,4195
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501031,561.59/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5624
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501061,198.18/head850.00–1,625.001,19839
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100911,333.68/head1,200.00–1,450.001,33420
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501031,566.10/head1,425.00–1,650.001,56610
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100861,444.38/head800.00–1,850.001,44414
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey100–150105452.38/head400.00–500.004522
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10075450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,0662,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6508
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–7006601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7008
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–3002851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3150–2001951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350303490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,48514
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500475167.11/cwt155.00–180.007942
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–5004691,524.80/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5254
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–9509102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508272,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4800–8508401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300260340.00/cwt340.00–340.008841
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1462
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210350.00/cwt350.00–350.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3772
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0709
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,035210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8501

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.