Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-03-31

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Mar 31
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
8 head
69 vs last sale 77 41 vs year ago 49 · 83.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
10 vs last sale 89 9 vs year ago 108 · 8.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
145 head
26 vs last sale 171 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 higher. Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower 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
BullsAverage1,230144.001,7711thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,380168.882,3313thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,575188.002,9611thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,466158.082,31830
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,848154.922,86310
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,298132.981,72626
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,515198.073,0012thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,458230.793,3653thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,450234.473,4002thin

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/A94$1,47392
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A87$1,45813

Every lot, as filed

30 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%1,840155.35/cwt150.00–157.502,8585
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,423150.47/cwt146.00–156.002,14114
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,570171.33/cwt168.00–177.002,6907
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,453159.61/cwt157.00–166.002,3199
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,283128.85/cwt125.00–132.001,6538
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,850165.99/cwt165.00–167.003,0712
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–9008851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650620329.84/cwt320.00–350.002,0453
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200195425.00/cwt425.00–425.008291
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1331
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4100–150100375.00/cwt375.00–375.003751
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10078361.70/head325.00–400.003623
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,722.87/head1,200.00–2,025.001,72311
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501031,653.96/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6548
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501061,378.43/head1,150.00–1,775.001,37828
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100871,516.09/head1,200.00–1,925.001,51642
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501031,687.20/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6872
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100881,805.85/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8068
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10075375.56/head350.00–400.003763
Bulls1,230144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,460164.32/cwt160.00–169.002,3992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1721
HeifersChoice1,458230.79/cwt225.00–234.003,3653
SteersChoice1,450234.47/cwt229.00–239.503,4002
Dairy HeifersChoice1,515198.07/cwt196.00–200.003,0012
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,329139.33/cwt135.00–145.001,85214
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,860146.82/cwt145.00–149.002,7313
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,220119.04/cwt116.00–120.001,4524
Dairy Bulls1,575188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,9611

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.