Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $292.50/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $292.50.

Average price

$292.50

12 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−95.36 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	292.50	1,928	12thin

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 sale12 hd

292.50

—

IN average1 barns · 12 hd

292.50

+0.00

National average141 barns · 5,125 hd

387.86

−95.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

292.50

+0.00

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	1,590	248.00	3,943	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	148.00	1,843	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,337	189.23	2,530	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,458	162.62	2,370	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,271	136.88	1,740	32
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,909	131.48	2,510	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	188.33	2,509	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,510	180.00	2,718	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,373	215.76	2,962	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	214.49	2,891	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	225.33	3,152	4thin

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	$1,193	105
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	89	$1,379	20

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	124.11/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,491	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,694	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	277	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	145.44/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,843	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,922	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,729	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,870	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	882	2,536.72/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,537	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,928	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	245	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	593	1,525.21/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	388	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	645	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	984	2,721.01/head	1,925.00–2,800.00	2,721	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,030.61/head	800.00–1,400.00	1,031	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	924	1,925.84/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,926	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,718	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	84	1,086.88/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	85	1,100.70/head	600.00–1,350.00	1,101	40
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	86	1,661.69/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,662	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	188.33/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,509	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,337	189.23/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,530	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	152.66/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,220	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	85	1,661.29/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,661	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	60	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	103	1,462.80/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	160.87/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,368	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,943	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	214.49/cwt	214.00–215.00	2,891	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	102	1,544.79/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,545	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	225.33/cwt	223.00–229.00	3,152	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,373	215.76/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,962	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	100	1,058.33/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,058	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	174.68/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,522	5

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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