Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down 72 cents to $1.10, as expiring January was up $1.07. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.70 to $366.69 on January 28. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 9 head, up $9.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −9.28 against this barn's trailing median of $344.28.

Average price

$335.00

▲ 9.45 vs prior sale

9 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−23.23 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	717	335.00	2,402	9thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

14 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $380.22, low $287.14, median $344.28 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

335.00

—

WA average1 barns · 9 hd

335.00

+0.00

National average52 barns · 5,917 hd

358.23

−23.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.28

−9.28

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	1,806	177.28	3,202	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	155.80	2,152	37
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,680	179.00	3,007	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,600	162.06	2,593	313
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,280	141.19	1,807	167

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 Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	136.29/cwt	130.50–142.00	1,612	63
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,127	126.23/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,423	29
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	177.89/cwt	172.00–180.50	3,174	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	169.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,429	130
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,720	156.61/cwt	153.50–158.50	2,694	183
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	950–1000	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	1000–1050	1,036	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,559	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	800–850	838	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,089	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1200–1250	1,200	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,848	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,097	230.55/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,529	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,397	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,738	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	842	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,534	39
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	850–900	871	186.77/cwt	148.00–240.00	1,627	12
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	731	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,206	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,276	188.66/cwt	169.00–212.50	2,407	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,337	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,661	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,400	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,786	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,216	225.72/cwt	220.00–232.75	2,745	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,340	7
Steers	Large 1	700–750	749	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,846	11
Bulls	—	—	2,165	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	3,626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	155.80/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,152	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	146.23/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,601	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,502	152.31/cwt	150.50–154.50	2,288	60
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	717	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,402	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	770	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,849	9

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 395Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 750Last week 1,100Year ago 450

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,183	130.50–142.00	136.29
15	—	1,095	145.00–149.50	146.23
60	—	1,502	150.50–154.50	152.31
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,127	118.00–129.50	126.23
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,431	167.00–172.00	169.74
183	—	1,720	153.50–158.50	156.61
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,784	172.00–180.50	177.89
1	—	2,165	167.50	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,381	152.00–158.00	155.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	731	165.00	165.00
6	800–850	838	130.00	130.00
12	850–900	871	148.00–240.00	186.77
7	950–1000	995	145.00	145.00
9	1000–1050	1,036	150.50	150.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1200–1250	1,200	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,000	234.00	234.00
11	1050–1100	1,097	230.00–231.00	230.55
11	1200–1250	1,216	220.00–232.75	225.72
13	1250–1300	1,276	169.00–212.50	188.66
5	1300–1350	1,337	199.00	199.00
10	1350–1400	1,397	196.00	196.00
6	1400–1450	1,400	199.00	199.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	679	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
39	800–850	842	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	717	335.00	335.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	749	380.00	380.00
9	750–800	770	370.00	370.00

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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