Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-04-28

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Apr 28
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
333 vs last sale 351 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
24 vs last sale 76 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
136 head
5 vs last sale 141 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 19.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower this week. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$340.00
1 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
141.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530340.001,8021thin
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
340.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
340.00
+0.00
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
−141.02
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
BullsLow1,320197.502,6072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,495151.642,2668thin
Dairy BullsLow1,855214.323,9754thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,424144.732,06118
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,923137.232,63810
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,301129.941,69047
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,498191.402,8673thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260166.002,0921thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage965125.001,2061thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,600204.003,2641thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,505190.002,8601thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,365208.002,8391thin

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$1,73182
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A93$1,79620

Every lot, as filed

42 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950940227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1391
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,035190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9671
Dairy HeifersLarge 31200–12501,220200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4401
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–5505151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,0702,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4500–550525775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–3503201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650635275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7461
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950945190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7961
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250212261.48/cwt170.00–300.005547
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501051,742.26/head1,425.00–1,975.001,74220
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100862,017.87/head1,300.00–2,350.002,01826
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100891,544.85/head1,300.00–1,850.001,54517
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501051,491.63/head1,300.00–1,900.001,49219
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–100901,676.62/head1,375.00–2,025.001,6776
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100892,009.00/head1,900.00–2,275.002,0097
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AAyshire50–100901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501021,690.69/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6915
Bulls1,205185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2291
Bulls1,435210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,0141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,512166.34/cwt163.00–173.002,5153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,570152.56/cwt151.00–154.002,3952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,427136.32/cwt131.00–141.001,9453
HeifersSelect and Choice1,505190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,8601
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,323137.32/cwt132.00–142.001,81723
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,224112.29/cwt108.00–118.001,3746
Dairy Bulls1,590195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,1011
Dairy Bulls1,943220.76/cwt217.00–224.004,2893
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,590136.99/cwt136.00–138.002,1782
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,377150.92/cwt150.00–153.002,0785
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,869139.26/cwt135.00–145.002,6035
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,847148.64/cwt148.00–150.002,7453
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%2,170115.05/cwt110.00–120.002,4972
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,298126.40/cwt120.00–130.001,64118
SteersChoice1,365208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,8391
Dairy HeifersChoice1,498191.40/cwt188.00–196.002,8673
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,260166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,0921
Dairy HeifersSelect965125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2061
Dairy SteersChoice1,600204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,2641
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,415143.32/cwt139.00–149.002,02811

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.