Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-04-14

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 14
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
6 head
10 vs last sale 16 364 vs year ago 370 · 98.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
54 vs last sale 82 50 vs year ago 86 · +58.1%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
148 head
46 vs last sale 102 127 vs year ago 21 · +604.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 11.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher 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
BullsAverage2,000218.004,3601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,434158.792,2776thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,790142.502,5512thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,365139.001,8971thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,858205.103,8112thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,472155.662,29118
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,867146.322,7317thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,318136.461,79939
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480226.523,3522thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,615215.013,4724thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,365197.652,6985thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,418175.622,4902thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,665226.563,7724thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,700216.903,6877thin

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/A96$1,60697
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A89$1,60522

Every lot, as filed

32 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 Heifer CalvesN/A50–100881,366.67/head1,125.00–1,575.001,3678
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100841,842.11/head1,475.00–2,200.001,84210
Bulls2,000218.00/cwt218.00–218.004,3601
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501051,351.59/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3523
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501061,404.52/head1,050.00–1,575.001,40535
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100881,513.54/head1,050.00–1,700.001,51432
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501051,861.69/head1,625.00–2,000.001,86211
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100892,080.00/head1,825.00–2,275.002,08018
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10075250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4750–8007651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4700–7507051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–2502001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–7507452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,434158.79/cwt153.00–163.002,2776
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,790142.50/cwt140.00–145.002,5512
CowsLean 85-90%1,365139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8971
Dairy HeifersChoice1,615215.01/cwt209.00–219.003,4724
Dairy SteersChoice1,665226.56/cwt220.00–230.003,7724
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,269165.20/cwt160.00–170.002,0965
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,700216.90/cwt212.00–219.503,6877
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,357136.12/cwt132.00–141.001,84720
Dairy Bulls1,858205.10/cwt200.00–210.003,8112
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,940135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6191
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,277145.77/cwt142.00–149.001,86110
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,277126.88/cwt123.00–130.001,6209
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,550151.99/cwt148.00–156.002,35613
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,815155.01/cwt150.00–160.002,8132
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,874144.80/cwt140.00–149.002,7144
Dairy HeifersSelect1,418175.62/cwt172.00–178.002,4902
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,365197.65/cwt195.00–202.002,6985
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,480226.52/cwt226.00–227.003,3522

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.