Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter cows were 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $280.00/cwt on 2 head, down $210.00 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −210.00 against this barn's trailing median of $490.00.

Average price

$280.00

▼ 210.00 vs prior sale

2 head · 317 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−244.56 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	317	280.00	888	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

280.00

—

IN average1 barns · 2 hd

280.00

+0.00

National average133 barns · 2,560 hd

524.56

−244.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

490.00

−210.00

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	1,945	136.00	2,645	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	153.41	1,859	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,640	180.00	2,952	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,402	152.43	2,137	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,864	134.14	2,500	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,337	132.90	1,776	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	172.47	2,415	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	165.00	2,318	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,679	183.82	3,086	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,418	160.51	2,276	2thin

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
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	975	$2,873	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,826	130.54/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,384	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,908	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,748	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,237	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,450	141.39/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,050	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	121.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,538	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,160	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	474	1,552.99/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,553	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	888	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	832	2,793.71/head	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,794	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	977	2,682.42/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,682	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	678	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	563	1,655.50/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,656	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	715	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	791	1,886.97/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,887	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	407	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	881	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,718	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	918	2,715.62/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,716	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,645	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,945	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,143	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	235	231.70/cwt	150.00–310.00	544	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	262	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,679	183.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,086	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	172.47/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,415	6
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	975	2,873.19/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,873	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,318	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	131.42/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,655	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	149.70/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,129	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,323	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	166.17/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	161.12/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,091	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,235	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,680	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,418	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,276	2

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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