Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Jun 9
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
26 head
11 vs last sale 37 20 vs year ago 6 · +333.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
26 vs last sale 66 5 vs year ago 87 · +5.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
138 head
27 vs last sale 165 138 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 trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were 8.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$260.00
1 head · 675 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
114.56 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1675260.001,7551thin
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
260.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
260.00
+0.00
National average160 barns · 6,317 hd
374.56
−114.56
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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,320238.003,1421thin
BullsAverage2,335220.005,1371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,513150.042,2702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,275120.001,5301thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,695216.563,6714thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,516155.702,36114
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,337137.231,83428
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,856136.192,5276thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,575212.383,3452thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,635226.723,7072thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,488214.053,1853thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,490255.643,8092thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,083235.962,5552thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,083220.082,3836thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,410258.993,6522thin

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/A97$1,51074
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A87$1,66926

Every lot, as filed

37 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
HeifersChoice1,490255.64/cwt253.00–258.003,8092
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501091,642.60/head1,450.00–1,825.001,6437
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,825120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1901
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,6531
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,418161.22/cwt159.00–165.002,2865
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,571152.64/cwt148.00–158.002,3989
CowsBoner 80-85%1,513150.04/cwt145.00–156.002,2702
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,068119.65/cwt115.00–123.001,2785
Dairy SteersChoice1,635226.72/cwt223.00–230.503,7072
Dairy HeifersChoice1,575212.38/cwt210.00–215.003,3452
SteersChoice1,410258.99/cwt258.00–260.003,6522
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,488214.05/cwt211.00–218.503,1853
Dairy Bulls1,695216.56/cwt211.00–221.003,6714
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100901,892.29/head1,800.00–2,050.001,89215
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–100861,175.55/head1,050.00–1,350.001,1768
HeifersSelect1,083220.08/cwt215.00–225.002,3836
Bulls2,335220.00/cwt220.00–220.005,1371
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200168225.95/cwt220.00–240.003803
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100841,976.38/head1,800.00–2,200.001,97614
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501041,352.17/head1,200.00–1,850.001,35232
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100861,429.30/head1,150.00–1,975.001,42920
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501021,724.59/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7253
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365243.17/cwt200.00–305.008885
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2300–350338292.44/cwt285.00–300.009882
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900851220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8725
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2450–500486255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2395
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,433143.95/cwt140.00–149.002,06317
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,288132.82/cwt129.00–135.001,7116
CowsLean 85-90%1,275120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5301
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,876137.53/cwt134.00–140.002,5804
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,320238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,1421
HeifersSelect and Choice1,083235.96/cwt234.00–238.002,5552

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.