Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein cows were 13.00 higher. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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 · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−123.12 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	625	260.00	1,625	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

260.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

260.00

+0.00

National average145 barns · 6,149 hd

383.12

−123.12

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	2,090	225.00	4,703	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	175.88	2,049	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	150.00	1,470	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,391	159.64	2,220	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,924	152.54	2,935	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,322	141.82	1,875	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	216.00	3,132	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,363	199.06	2,713	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	215.00	2,247	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,345	189.00	2,542	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,260	206.00	2,596	1thin

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	$1,416	119
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	$1,318	27

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	2,090	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,703	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,542	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,272	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,132	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	140.53/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,870	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	146.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,976	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	86	1,354.23/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,354	47
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	89	1,187.64/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,188	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	153.55/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,231	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	155	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	82	1,652.83/head	1,125.00–1,975.00	1,653	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	83	1,764.94/head	1,300.00–2,175.00	1,765	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,470	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	103	1,596.20/head	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,596	17
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,363	199.06/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,713	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	175.88/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,049	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	124.10/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,482	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	157.79/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,187	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	110	1,213.59/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,214	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	168.25/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,310	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	8	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	75	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,985	157.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	3,118	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	139.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,517	2
Steers	Select	—	1,260	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,596	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	104	1,129.52/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,045	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,247	1

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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