Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $205.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$205.00

1 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−117.65 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	780	205.00	1,599	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

205.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

205.00

+0.00

National average146 barns · 8,125 hd

322.65

−117.65

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	116.50	1,270	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,461	142.16	2,077	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,250	115.13	1,439	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,710	170.00	2,907	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	159.00	1,988	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	149.65	1,793	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,705	184.45	3,145	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,421	213.85	3,039	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	214.96	3,203	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Non Graded	93	1,170.92/cwt	88
Heifers	Non Graded	93	1,400.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

46 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 Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	1,472.64/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,473	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	716	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	658	1,995.19/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	1,995	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	1,246.07/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,246	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	812	2,323.03/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,323	26
Bulls	Non GradedBeef Cross	90–100	93	1,295.70/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Non GradedCrossbred	60–70	65	975.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	634	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,421	213.85/cwt	210.00–217.50	3,039	8
Bulls	Non Graded	120–130	120	908.33/cwt	875.00–950.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Non Graded	90–100	93	1,193.82/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,110	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Non Graded	80–90	82	1,158.63/cwt	975.00–1,450.00	950	19
Heifers	Non GradedBeef Cross	90–100	95	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Non Graded	110–120	113	923.90/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Non GradedBeef Cross	100–110	105	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Non GradedBeef Cross	80–90	83	1,479.82/cwt	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,228	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Non GradedCrossbred	80–90	85	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Non Graded	70–80	73	1,205.48/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	880	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	126.24/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,674	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	104.78/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,274	4
Bulls	Non Graded	100–110	101	1,027.71/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	1,038	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	142.16/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,077	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,198	149.65/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,793	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,203	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,907	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,705	184.45/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,145	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,988	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	1,705.00/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,705	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	782	2,229.40/head	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,229	23
Bulls	Non GradedCrossbred	100–110	100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Non GradedBeef Cross	110–120	111	1,180.90/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Non GradedBeef Cross	100–110	102	1,302.46/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,329	9
Heifers	Non GradedBeef Cross	80–90	80	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Non GradedBeef Cross	70–80	75	1,300.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	975	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	113.11/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	678	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	234	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	919	2,349.68/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	1,740.32/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,740	27

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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