Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-08-04

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 4
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 6 11 vs year ago 14 · 78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
3 vs last sale 89 18 vs year ago 104 · 17.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
129 head
129 vs last sale 0 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
17 head
184 vs last sale 201 14 vs year ago 3 · +466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower while Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

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
BullsAverage1,662226.273,7613thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,705215.003,6661thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,889157.722,9795thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,473157.512,31924
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,331138.471,84326
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,783212.893,7969thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,255218.002,7361thin

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 Heifer CalvesN/A91$1,00317

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1921,495.27/cwt17
BullsNumber 2961,093.80/cwt58
BullsNumber 392897.83/cwt24
BullsUtility71363.33/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1921,516.45/cwt12
HeifersNumber 2931,328.36/cwt9

Every lot, as filed

67 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
BullsNumber 390–100941,037.17/cwt950.00–1,075.009756
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,755145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,5451
BullsUtilityCrossbred90–10090200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
BullsNumber 1Crossbred90–100901,537.50/cwt1,525.00–1,550.001,3842
BullsNumber 2110–120111943.54/cwt925.00–950.001,0474
BullsNumber 280–90821,173.34/cwt1,100.00–1,225.0096211
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross70–80701,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,150.007882
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,433172.65/cwt168.00–177.002,4742
Dairy SteersChoice1,783212.89/cwt208.00–215.503,7969
SteersChoice1,255218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,7361
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101001,441.67/cwt1,425.00–1,450.001,4423
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,499.11/cwt1,450.00–1,550.001,3943
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101031,174.60/cwt1,125.00–1,200.001,2103
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,195124.37/cwt120.00–130.001,4863
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,324136.74/cwt131.00–141.001,81014
BullsNumber 1Crossbred70–80751,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.001,1811
BullsNumber 1Crossbred100–1101001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
HeifersNumber 1Crossbred90–100901,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,3501
BullsNumber 2100–1101011,026.32/cwt975.00–1,050.001,03715
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%2,035168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,4191
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,387145.86/cwt143.00–152.002,0239
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,530152.01/cwt150.00–154.002,3267
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,451158.06/cwt155.00–165.002,29315
BullsUtility90–10093502.70/cwt400.00–600.004682
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,391.13/cwt1,325.00–1,425.001,4333
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross80–9085800.00/cwt800.00–800.006801
BullsNumber 380–9083990.00/cwt800.00–1,100.008223
BullsUtility70–8070375.00/cwt375.00–375.002631
BullsUtility50–6053386.90/cwt375.00–400.002052
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,885158.53/cwt154.00–162.002,9883
Bulls1,662226.27/cwt221.00–230.003,7613
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,567.42/cwt1,450.00–1,675.001,3014
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201131,266.54/cwt1,250.00–1,275.001,4313
BullsNumber 3Jersey60–7060325.00/cwt325.00–325.001951
BullsNumber 3Crossbred70–80751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.007881
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–100871,068.54/head875.00–1,150.001,06912
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–10009851,850.00/cwt1,850.00–1,850.0018,2231
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,500.00/cwt1,475.00–1,525.001,4253
BullsNumber 3130–140130775.00/cwt775.00–775.001,0081
BullsNumber 370–8070837.50/cwt750.00–925.005862
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross70–8070750.00/cwt750.00–750.005251
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90851,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,1901
BullsNumber 2120–130123837.24/cwt825.00–850.001,0302
BullsNumber 1110–1201101,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.001,4581
HeifersNumber 2Crossbred110–1201101,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.001,4581
BullsNumber 2Crossbred120–1301201,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.001,4701
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross90–100951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001,0451
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross100–1101051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001,0501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501071,048.44/head900.00–1,150.001,0483
HeifersNumber 1Crossbred100–1101001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross120–1301201,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.001,4401
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009901
BullsNumber 3100–110102718.44/cwt500.00–825.007333
BullsNumber 3110–120112908.21/cwt900.00–925.001,0173
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–10080925.00/head925.00–925.009251
BullsUtility60–7063305.26/cwt100.00–425.001923
BullsNumber 290–100931,103.80/cwt1,075.00–1,200.001,02711
BullsNumber 270–80751,066.67/cwt1,000.00–1,175.008003
BullsNumber 2Crossbred80–90851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.001,0631
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101031,210.08/cwt1,100.00–1,375.001,2463
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey50–10095150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Dairy Bulls1,705215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,6661
BullsNumber 1Crossbred80–90831,525.76/cwt1,500.00–1,550.001,2662
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,612.50/cwt1,575.00–1,675.001,3714
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–80751,437.50/cwt1,425.00–1,450.001,0782
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100901,362.50/cwt1,350.00–1,375.001,2262

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.