Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-08-25

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Aug 25
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 88▼ 25 vs year ago 48 · −52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 102▼ 42 vs year ago 102 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein cows were 13.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head, down $72.50 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −72.50 against this barn's trailing median of $292.50.
Average price
$220.00
▼ 72.50 vs prior sale
1 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,375
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
−129.11 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1625220.001,3751thin
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
220.00
—
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
220.00
+0.00
National average155 barns · 6,188 hd
349.11
−129.11
This barn, trailing median1 sales
292.50
−72.50
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
Dairy Bulls—High1,855202.383,7545thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,337146.311,9565thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,817134.492,4444thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,369127.981,75223
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,290167.132,1562thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308143.901,8822thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,390212.002,9471thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,555199.003,0941thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,150185.002,1281thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,115182.492,0352thin

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
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,803131.65/cwt130.00–135.002,3743
Dairy Bulls——2,150214.93/cwt213.00–217.004,6212
HeifersChoice—1,150185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1281
Dairy SteersChoice—1,390212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,9471
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,290167.13/cwt164.00–170.002,1562
Dairy Bulls——1,658194.01/cwt191.00–198.003,2173
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550540625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added650–7006861,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,380128.71/cwt125.00–131.001,7766
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,555199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,0941
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,213114.63/cwt110.00–120.001,3907
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—6901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350340400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–8007781,292.67/head1,175.00–1,350.001,2933
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–8508151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
SteersSmall and Medium 1600–650625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4650–7006651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4250–300270525.00/head525.00–525.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200165340.00/cwt340.00–340.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1061
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009311
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,112151.89/cwt147.00–155.001,6893
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,471136.89/cwt132.00–142.002,01410
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,308143.90/cwt140.00–150.001,8822
SteersSelect and Choice—1,115182.49/cwt180.00–185.002,0352
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,860143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,6601
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,675137.93/cwt135.00–141.002,3102

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.