Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 7.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter bulls were 9.00 lower. Today's sale was also a special feeder calf sale which featured a good offering of dairy heifers and good demand for value added dairy heifers was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−102.83

vs IN average

−130.57 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	250.00	1,675	1thin

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 sale1 hd

250.00

—

IN average2 barns · 15 hd

352.83

−102.83

National average158 barns · 9,546 hd

380.57

−130.57

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,630	170.00	2,771	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	137.42	1,912	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,375	113.75	1,564	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,567	192.39	3,015	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,963	149.53	2,935	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	148.12	2,154	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,315	129.04	1,697	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	200.00	2,380	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,078	173.46	1,870	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,793	208.71	3,742	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	228.21	3,076	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	—	94	$1,641	84
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	91	$1,572	24
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	673	$1,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	710	1,799.30/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,799	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	450–500	488	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	678	1,900.34/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	576	1,270.51/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,271	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	474	1,914.91/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,915	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	928	1,964.35/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,964	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	374	1,729.29/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,729	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	532	2,056.78/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,057	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	418	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	803	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	791	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	308	290.41/cwt	240.00–340.00	894	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	1,610.23/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,610	37
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	979	2,439.83/head	2,350.00–2,575.00	2,440	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	635	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,411	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	596	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,818	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	784	1,802.87/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,803	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	400–450	408	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	527	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,055	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	278	1,543.39/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,181	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	160.23/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,296	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	147.24/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,108	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,793	208.71/cwt	204.00–214.00	3,742	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,380	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,078	173.46/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,870	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,963	149.53/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,935	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,687	195.99/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,306	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,420	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,897	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,304	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	137.55/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,865	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,299	128.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,674	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	115.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,457	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	228.21/cwt	226.00–230.00	3,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	133.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,771	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	790	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedGuernsey	—	615	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	84	1,916.41/head	1,375.00–2,275.00	1,916	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,473.28/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,473	23
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	89	1,285.48/head	975.00–1,550.00	1,285	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,550.00/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,550	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	60	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	108	1,751.16/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,751	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	83	1,461.95/head	925.00–1,825.00	1,462	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	86	2,001.68/head	1,575.00–2,350.00	2,002	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	78	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	104	1,833.94/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,834	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	691	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,052	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	714	2,511.14/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,511	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	923	2,675.46/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,675	12

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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