Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the holidays the last 2 weeks and market not reported. A steady to firm undertone was noted on stocker and feeder cattle and slaughter cows. Feeder cattle futures are up $1.50 to $2.525 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $0.78 to $363.15 on January 6. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.28/cwt on 35 head, up $37.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.72 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$356.28

▲ 37.19 vs prior sale

35 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$28.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−53.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	374.23	2,028	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	591	345.67	2,043	22

One grade step is worth $28.56/cwt here — about −$15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

356.28

—

WA average1 barns · 35 hd

356.28

+0.00

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−53.82

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−37.72

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	—	Low	1,885	174.65	3,292	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,502	156.31	2,347	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,600	149.00	2,384	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,100	125.00	1,375	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,652	153.50	2,536	321
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,439	145.68	2,097	392

Every lot, as filed

28 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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 Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,400	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,926	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,180	232.36/cwt	230.50–235.50	2,742	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	150.63/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,169	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,181	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,748	154.80/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,706	221
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,439	146.20/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,104	106
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	132.06/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,706	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,356	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	591	345.67/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,043	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	2,757	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,078	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,264	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,126	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,702	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	729	322.83/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,353	17
Steers	Large 1	800–850	845	314.65/cwt	311.00–317.50	2,659	16
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	10
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	722	287.14/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,073	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,506	150.92/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,273	216
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,098	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,329	21
Bulls	—	—	1,818	170.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	3,092	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,658	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,802	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,997	182.26/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,640	3

How this sale compares

Washington weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Washington auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Jan 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 890Last week 790Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,078	237.00	237.00
16	1150–1200	1,180	230.50–235.50	232.36
6	1200–1250	1,200	229.75	229.75
10	1400–1450	1,400	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	588	373.00	373.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	591	344.00–348.00	345.67
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	722	270.00–295.00	287.14
10	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
5	1100–1150	1,126	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	699	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	449.00	449.00
11	600–650	612	370.00	370.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	729	317.50–327.50	322.83
16	800–850	845	311.00–317.50	314.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,440	148.00–151.00	150.63
221	—	1,748	151.00–158.00	154.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,439	142.00–147.00	146.20
49	—	1,292	128.50–138.50	132.06
216	—	1,506	147.00–154.00	150.92
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,098	115.00–124.00	121.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	156.50	156.50
5	—	1,494	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,658	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,600	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,818	164.00–175.00	170.08
3	—	1,997	178.00–187.00	182.26

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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