Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were back up $3.67 to $4.85 to close out Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 27 cents to $369.42 on January 13. Slaughter cows 1.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Trade slow to moderate with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −32.55 against this barn's trailing median of $437.55.

Average price

$405.00

5 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−52.52

vs WA average

−45.70 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	483	405.00	1,956	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

10 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $502.80, low $355.00, median $437.55 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

405.00

—

WA average2 barns · 70 hd

457.52

−52.52

National average187 barns · 15,952 hd

450.70

−45.70

This barn, trailing median10 sales

437.55

−32.55

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	1,995	173.60	3,463	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,393	154.99	2,158	199
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	151.26	1,873	145
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,611	149.54	2,409	343
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,456	145.54	2,119	202

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	150.69/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,864	135
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	197.73/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,175	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,081	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,378	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,177	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,813	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,326	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,175	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,796	152.11/cwt	149.50–155.50	2,732	177
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	146.81/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,074	166
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	130.08/cwt	124.50–136.00	1,578	30
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	950–1000	988	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,322	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,198	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,779	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,747	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	900–950	919	166.52/cwt	164.50–169.50	1,530	15
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	763	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,125	6
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	800–850	805	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,769	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	951	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,572	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,813	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,006	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,364	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	147.02/cwt	144.00–153.50	2,117	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	161.02/cwt	157.00–163.50	2,191	81
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	788	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,561	25
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	975	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,837	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	990	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,688	9
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	718	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,351	7
Bulls	—	—	2,049	177.23/cwt	172.50–184.00	3,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,887	166.34/cwt	163.50–168.00	3,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,462	155.12/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,268	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,249	164.04/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,049	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,479	150.09/cwt	148.00–151.50	2,220	116
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,539	144.41/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,222	56

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 390Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 890Year ago 850

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,237	148.00–153.00	150.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,326	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,440	144.00–153.50	147.02
81	—	1,361	157.00–163.50	161.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,462	154.00–156.00	155.12
18	—	1,249	161.00–166.00	164.04
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,796	149.50–155.50	152.11
166	—	1,413	143.00–149.00	146.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,213	124.50–136.00	130.08
116	—	1,479	148.00–151.50	150.09
56	—	1,539	138.00–147.00	144.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,049	172.50–184.00	177.23
3	—	1,887	163.50–168.00	166.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	718	327.50	327.50
25	750–800	788	325.00	325.00
11	1100–1150	1,100	195.00–201.00	197.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	805	344.00	344.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,081	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	988	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,006	235.00	235.00
12	1150–1200	1,198	232.00	232.00
5	1250–1300	1,250	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	763	147.50	147.50
15	900–950	919	164.50–169.50	166.52
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	672	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	410.00	410.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	975	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	365.00	365.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	951	270.50	270.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	990	271.50	271.50

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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