Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because there was no auction last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $305.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$305.00

2 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−75.98 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	305.00	2,080	2thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

305.00

—

IN average1 barns · 2 hd

305.00

+0.00

National average174 barns · 11,137 hd

380.98

−75.98

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	133.45	1,499	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,605	192.42	3,088	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,580	151.40	2,392	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,889	149.58	2,825	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,328	125.61	1,669	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,550	208.50	3,232	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,678	179.67	3,015	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	198.58	2,961	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,670	217.00	3,624	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,615	210.49	3,399	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,630	211.77	3,452	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	96	$1,429	109
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	93	$1,633	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,110	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	834	2,315.54/head	1,650.00–2,425.00	2,316	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	900	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	310	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,105	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	682	1,890.18/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,890	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,624	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	78	422.98/head	375.00–550.00	423	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	86	1,913.83/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,914	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	106	1,552.95/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,553	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	88	1,404.17/head	900.00–1,850.00	1,404	40
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	83	1,832.76/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,833	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	103	1,684.55/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,685	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	120	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	86	1,272.46/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,272	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	108	1,281.47/head	900.00–1,725.00	1,281	35
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	447	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	710	2,198.40/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,198	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,072	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	632	1,822.16/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,822	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	873	2,097.40/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,097	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	553	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	235	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,615	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,399	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,630	211.77/cwt	208.00–215.50	3,452	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,550	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	3,232	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,678	179.67/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,015	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	168.64/cwt	164.50–172.00	2,661	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,427	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,786	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,423	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	134.43/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,756	11
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,945	213.02/cwt	212.00–214.00	4,143	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,253	177.85/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,228	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,793	193.69/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,473	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,491	198.58/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,961	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,719	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,638	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	145.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,194	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	149.09/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,855	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,863	141.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,637	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	159.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,919	2

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.

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