Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2026-09-01

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Sep 1
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 60▲ 14 vs year ago 67 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
269 head
▲ 269 vs last sale 0▲ 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower this week. Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 lower. 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
Bulls—Average1,680197.003,3101thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,878190.263,5734thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,337142.281,9023thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,920127.172,4423thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,374123.911,70335
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,365167.002,2801thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,443183.732,6512thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443168.512,4322thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,6552thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNon Graded931,070.29/cwt130
HeifersNon Graded841,121.62/cwt8

Every lot, as filed

38 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
BullsNon GradedCrossbred90–100951,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.001,3061
BullsNon GradedCrossbred120–1301201,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.001,7101
BullsNon Graded60–7063399.00/cwt375.00–425.002512
BullsNon Graded120–130123750.51/cwt725.00–775.009232
BullsNon Graded110–120113904.63/cwt825.00–1,125.001,0226
BullsNon Graded80–90831,080.05/cwt900.00–1,175.0089624
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–9509272,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1252,655.33/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6552
BullsNon Graded90–100931,065.30/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0099122
HeifersNon GradedBeef Cross90–100931,361.49/cwt1,325.00–1,400.001,2662
BullsNon GradedCrossbred70–8075950.00/cwt950.00–950.007131
BullsNon Graded100–110101984.79/cwt900.00–1,325.0099526
HeifersNon Graded70–8075858.33/cwt850.00–875.006443
HeifersNon Graded80–90851,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,1901
BullsNon Graded70–8073867.31/cwt750.00–1,075.006338
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross60–7060500.00/cwt500.00–500.003001
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross130–1401301,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.001,3331
Bulls——1,680197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,3101
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross80–90831,355.56/cwt1,100.00–1,500.001,1256
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross90–100921,363.86/cwt1,325.00–1,400.001,2559
HeifersNon GradedBeef Cross80–90801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008001
Dairy Bulls——1,570184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,8891
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,365167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,2801
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross140–150140750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,0501
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,443168.51/cwt168.00–169.002,4322
HeifersNon Graded90–100951,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.001,2111
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross70–8074960.81/cwt800.00–1,150.007115
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,815120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1781
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,973130.75/cwt127.00–135.002,5802
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross100–1101011,305.23/cwt1,200.00–1,550.001,31814
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,450134.83/cwt130.00–140.001,9556
Dairy Bulls——2,008190.02/cwt186.00–194.003,8162
Dairy Bulls——1,925197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,7921
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,364126.21/cwt119.00–129.001,72218
Dairy SteersChoice—1,443183.73/cwt180.00–188.002,6512
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,349114.20/cwt110.00–118.001,54111
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,443138.92/cwt135.00–144.002,0052
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,125149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6761

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.