Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were $4.65 to $5.40 lower at the Thursday close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.62 to $373.17 on February 24. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.33/cwt on 15 head, up $33.67 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −18.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$375.33

▲ 33.67 vs prior sale

15 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−55.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	415.00	2,092	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	534	330.00	1,762	7thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $329 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 sale15 hd

375.33

—

WA average1 barns · 15 hd

375.33

+0.00

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−55.08

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−18.67

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	1,906	179.57	3,423	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	158.30	2,224	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	157.86	1,842	45
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,722	175.51	3,022	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,701	156.50	2,662	285
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,442	149.04	2,149	344

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	534	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,762	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,841	147.58/cwt	145.50–149.75	2,717	8
Bulls	—	—	1,970	171.27/cwt	166.00–179.00	3,374	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	138.28/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,735	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	157.86/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,842	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,224	55
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,697	156.76/cwt	153.50–159.00	2,660	277
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,085	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	950–1000	969	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,638	7
Steers	Large 1Value Added	950–1000	951	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,138	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,000	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,014	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,332	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,221	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	2,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	193.39/cwt	188.50–195.50	3,481	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,722	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.50	3,022	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,324	148.36/cwt	144.00–151.50	1,964	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,528	154.70/cwt	153.00–156.50	2,364	248
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,134	123.68/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,403	46
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	768	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,400	7

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 189Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 750Last week 700Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	534	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	1,400.00	1,400.00
9	400–450	417	500.00	500.00
8	500–550	504	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	768	312.50	312.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
6	500–550	548	450.00	450.00
5	650–700	692	397.50	397.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	951	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,017	295.00	295.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	969	169.00	169.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,014	230.00	230.00
7	1200–1250	1,221	229.75	229.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,841	145.50–149.75	147.58
277	—	1,697	153.50–159.00	156.76
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,255	132.00–141.50	138.28
30	—	1,324	144.00–151.50	148.36
248	—	1,528	153.00–156.50	154.70
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,134	121.00–127.50	123.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,970	166.00–179.00	171.27
3	—	1,800	188.50–195.50	193.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,167	156.00–159.00	157.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,405	155.00–160.00	158.30
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	175.00–176.50	175.51

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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