Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a ligh test. Feeder cattle futures were under pressure, with contracts down $3.45 to $6.45 across the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $2.37 to $360.96 on March 18. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaugher bulls steady in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.38/cwt on 17 head, down $71.59 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.00 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$413.38

▼ 71.59 vs prior sale

17 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$805

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

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−58.74 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	482.50	2,842	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	558	365.00	2,037	10thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $805 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $480.38 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

413.38

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

413.38

+0.00

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−58.74

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−67.00

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	1,810	193.71	3,505	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,276	174.83	2,232	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,442	173.64	2,505	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,727	159.05	2,747	295
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,380	150.91	2,082	256

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$3,725	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,475	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$3,975	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$3,500	5

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,773	163.26/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,895	158
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,698	154.94/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,631	129
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,846	8
Bulls	—	—	1,717	193.02/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,314	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,852	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,819	204.74/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,724	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	692	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	366.01/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,929	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,886	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	950–1000	953	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,525	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	779	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,207	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	558	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,037	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,207	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,056	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,439	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,276	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,756	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,233	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,787	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	906	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,111	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	269.26/cwt	267.50–271.00	2,800	10
Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	6
Bulls	—	—	2,027	180.40/cwt	178.00–182.50	3,657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,443	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,569	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,284	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,440	5
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	940	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	745	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,850	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	711	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,417	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,271	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,084	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,442	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,451	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,516	158.47/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,402	145
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	146.25/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,773	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	139.39/cwt	136.50–142.50	1,671	71
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,180	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,546	6

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 Mar 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 240Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 740Last week 550Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,773	155.00–164.00	163.26
129	—	1,698	153.00–155.00	154.94
8	—	1,300	142.00	142.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,516	154.00–159.00	158.47
34	—	1,212	144.50–149.00	146.25
71	—	1,199	136.50–142.50	139.39
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,717	187.00–198.00	193.02
1	—	1,870	206.00	206.00
3	—	2,027	178.00–182.50	180.40
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,819	203.00–208.00	204.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,442	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	190.00	190.00
7	—	1,271	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	692	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	482.50	482.50
5	600–650	641	435.00	435.00
5	650–700	656	440.00	440.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	558	365.00	365.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	745	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	527	355.00–385.00	366.01
5	600–650	649	340.00	340.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	779	155.00	155.00
5	950–1000	953	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	906	233.00	233.00
7	1050–1100	1,056	231.00	231.00
7	1200–1250	1,233	226.00	226.00
12	1250–1300	1,276	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	606	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	711	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,040	267.50–271.00	269.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,072	3,975.00	3,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,241	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	884	3,725.00	3,725.00
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	940	2,475.00	2,475.00

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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