Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-05-19

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, May 19
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
51 vs last sale 40 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
25 vs last sale 64 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
179 head
34 vs last sale 145 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb steers averaged $270.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$270.00
3 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,277
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
247.97 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473270.001,2773thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
270.00
IN average1 barns · 3 hd
270.00
+0.00
National average164 barns · 7,456 hd
517.97
−247.97
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
BullsLow2,133221.004,7132thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,435177.362,5452thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,507157.792,37714
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,830155.002,8371thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,312137.931,80917
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,451232.663,3768thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,434222.323,1886thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,418209.362,9694thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,430226.003,2321thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,473210.503,1012thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,273259.523,3042thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303245.673,2015thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,375256.483,5272thin

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/A95$1,499112
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A91$1,55210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)805$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 CowsBoner 80-85%1,510159.17/cwt154.00–164.002,4039
HeifersChoice1,303245.67/cwt242.00–250.003,2015
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,494151.64/cwt151.00–152.502,2664
Bulls2,035213.00/cwt213.00–213.004,3351
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,830155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,8371
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,331138.69/cwt135.00–142.001,8467
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2773
Dairy SteersLarge 3100–150130255.00/cwt255.00–255.003321
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3352
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–6005652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45013
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–5004871,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,0243,089.23/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0895
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–4003821,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–9008632,812.58/head2,300.00–2,900.002,8137
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950945167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5831
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–3503331,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6008
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–9509303,233.26/head3,050.00–3,300.003,23311
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950912237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1662
Dairy Bulls1,435177.36/cwt176.00–179.002,5452
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100871,384.89/head1,000.00–1,525.001,38538
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501001,837.50/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7421
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–5505272,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45012
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–3002851,284.43/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2843
Dairy SteersChoice1,430226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,2321
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100781,944.35/head1,725.00–2,150.001,9442
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501101,412.50/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4132
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501081,648.07/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6489
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–100831,282.95/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2834
Bulls2,230229.00/cwt229.00–229.005,1071
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,434222.32/cwt219.00–226.003,1886
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,473210.50/cwt205.00–215.003,1012
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,428145.16/cwt144.00–147.002,0735
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,830.63/head1,250.00–2,175.001,83131
Bred HeifersApproved8051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,168129.62/cwt126.00–132.001,5145
SteersChoice1,375256.48/cwt255.00–258.003,5272
Dairy HeifersChoice1,451232.66/cwt229.00–238.003,3768
HeifersChoice and Prime1,273259.52/cwt259.00–260.003,3042
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501081,284.31/head1,075.00–1,600.001,28434
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,525170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5931
Dairy HeifersSelect1,418209.36/cwt206.00–211.002,9694

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.