Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures closed with 30 to 65 cent losses across the front months on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 90 cents to $376.92 on February 18. Slaughter cows steady to mostly 1.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.50/cwt on 5 head, down $22.47 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −16.41 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$462.50

▼ 22.47 vs prior sale

5 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−24.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	462.50	2,724	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 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 sale5 hd

462.50

—

WA average1 barns · 5 hd

462.50

+0.00

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−24.85

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−16.41

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	1,906	177.66	3,386	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	159.94	1,613	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,371	156.88	2,151	75
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,923	179.25	3,446	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,834	157.17	2,883	185
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,429	148.59	2,124	245

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$4,142	80
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,419	$3,956	77
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$3,450	63
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,134	$4,455	68

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,746	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,601	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,814	152.27/cwt	148.00–154.50	2,762	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	826	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	150.03/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,956	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,384	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,325	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,142	3,776.28/head	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,776	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,533.66/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,534	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,330	3,405.21/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,405	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	4,141.56/head	3,825.00–4,375.00	4,142	80
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	393.45/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,724	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,448	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,925	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,184	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,794	7
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	714	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,499	5
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,419	3,956.11/head	3,800.00–4,075.00	3,956	77
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,137	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,841	157.85/cwt	155.50–161.00	2,906	169
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	964	160.64/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,549	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	158.08/cwt	155.50–159.50	2,177	58
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,000	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	3,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	183.31/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,520	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	136.50/cwt	133.50–144.00	1,693	35
Bulls	—	—	1,877	166.36/cwt	147.50–177.50	3,123	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,112	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,407	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	157.63/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,753	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,525	156.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,384	162

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 Feb 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 178Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 950Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,746	148.00–150.00	148.95
35	—	1,240	133.50–144.00	136.50
162	—	1,525	155.00–158.00	156.35
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,814	148.00–154.50	152.27
4	—	1,600	143.00	143.00
169	—	1,841	155.50–161.00	157.85
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,112	120.00–130.00	126.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	165.00	165.00
14	—	964	160.00–161.00	160.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	149.00–151.00	150.03
5	—	1,399	145.00	145.00
58	—	1,377	155.50–159.50	158.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	156.00–158.50	157.63
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	170.00	170.00
1	—	2,000	188.50	188.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,920	180.00–189.00	183.31
3	—	1,877	147.50–177.50	166.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,142	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,776.28
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	—	1,132	4,600.00	4,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,363	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,533.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	80	—	1,340	3,825.00–4,375.00	4,141.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	—	1,419	3,800.00–4,075.00	3,956.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,330	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,405.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	462.50	462.50
12	650–700	688	385.00–405.00	393.45
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	763	350.00	350.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1150–1200	1,184	236.00	236.00
6	1400–1450	1,448	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	714	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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