Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-06-02

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 2
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
37 head
11 vs last sale 26 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
23 vs last sale 89 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
165 head
13 vs last sale 152 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 3.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$260.00
1 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,404
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
199.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540260.001,4041thin
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
260.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
260.00
+0.00
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−199.19
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,093178.451,9502thin
Dairy BullsLow1,603196.503,1492thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,454159.012,31124
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,815155.502,8222thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,328139.981,85919
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,585214.973,4072thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,410235.003,3141thin

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$1,53090
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A90$1,23034

Every lot, as filed

40 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 Bull CalvesN/A50–100891,385.81/head1,100.00–1,625.001,38620
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,325167.95/cwt166.00–169.002,2254
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,497159.31/cwt155.00–165.002,38515
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,518149.53/cwt148.00–152.002,2703
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,291139.66/cwt135.00–145.001,80314
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501131,590.51/head1,450.00–1,725.001,5917
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10080932.70/head400.00–1,450.0093319
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,426150.97/cwt149.00–152.002,1535
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10065300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,940.59/head1,775.00–2,050.001,9415
SteersChoice1,410235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,3141
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501061,274.51/head1,000.00–1,400.001,27529
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–7006902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3521
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
Dairy HeifersChoice1,585214.97/cwt214.00–216.003,4072
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,866.07/head1,425.00–2,125.001,86633
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501101,438.98/head1,350.00–1,525.001,43910
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225410.00/cwt410.00–410.009233
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2761
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4253
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200165575.00/cwt575.00–575.009491
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2300–350302240.00/cwt240.00–240.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1882
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322270.00/cwt270.00–270.008692
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0262
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3952
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007001
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2474
Dairy Bulls1,205165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9881
Dairy Bulls2,000228.00/cwt228.00–228.004,5601
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,303127.87/cwt126.00–130.001,6662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,093178.45/cwt177.00–180.001,9502
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,825161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,9381
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,7081

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.