Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. A good supply of fall and wintered calves on hand today. Feeder cattle futures are up 20 cents to $1.42 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 19 cents to $361.78 on March 24. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.76/cwt on 216 head, up $58.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 18 comparable sales and sits +30.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$424.76

▲ 58.75 vs prior sale

216 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs WA average

−0.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	435.40	2,438	150
Small and Medium 1-2	555	400.60	2,223	66

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale216 hd

424.76

—

WA average1 barns · 216 hd

424.76

−0.00

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−0.43

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

+30.76

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	2,017	187.61	3,785	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	211.00	2,294	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,447	155.73	2,254	53
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,783	153.46	2,736	249
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	147.75	1,891	297

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$4,000	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	2,214	195.49/cwt	194.00–199.00	4,328	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,790	147.17/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,634	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	152.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,106	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,427	158.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,260	162
Bulls	—	—	1,951	181.18/cwt	175.00–189.00	3,535	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	161.67/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,902	2
Steers	Large 1	850–900	881	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,797	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	740	355.69/cwt	353.50–360.00	2,632	33
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,780	156.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,777	177
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	158.51/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,389	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	138.42/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,567	76
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	149.15/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,955	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,021	127.24/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,299	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,087	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,294	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	611	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,139	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	650–700	669	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,509	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	572	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,460	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	577	375.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,165	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	539	426.61/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,299	37
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	443	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	461.25/cwt	455.00–466.00	2,431	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	458.94/cwt	456.00–480.00	2,914	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	536.97/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,620	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	416.46/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,453	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	474.35/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,552	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	440.77/cwt	439.00–447.00	2,949	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	481.92/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,265	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	632	433.08/cwt	418.00–449.00	2,737	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	553.05/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,378	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	443.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,565	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	478.31/cwt	461.00–507.50	2,779	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	377.72/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,342	23
Steers	Large 1	750–800	753	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,944	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1500–1550	1,532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,742	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,027	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,362	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,592	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,431	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,135	228.50/cwt	227.50–229.00	2,593	15
Bulls	—	—	1,862	201.54/cwt	200.00–202.50	3,753	3
Steers	Large 1Value Added	850–900	873	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,056	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	791	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,681	14
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	892	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,498	22

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 310Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 740Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,214	194.00–199.00	195.49
7	—	1,951	175.00–189.00	181.18
2	—	1,795	159.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	1,862	200.00–202.50	201.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,790	147.00–149.00	147.17
177	—	1,780	153.00–159.00	156.02
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,427	155.00–162.00	158.38
76	—	1,132	134.00–145.00	138.42
9	—	1,311	148.00–150.00	149.15
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,021	119.00–131.00	127.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,380	150.00–156.00	152.61
28	—	1,507	156.00–161.00	158.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	211.00	211.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	753	391.00	391.00
6	850–900	881	317.50	317.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	669	375.00	375.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	510.00	510.00
12	550–600	572	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	670.00	670.00
24	400–450	430	545.00–560.00	553.05
26	450–500	488	530.00–550.00	536.97
30	500–550	538	465.00–490.00	474.35
41	550–600	581	461.00–507.50	478.31
39	600–650	635	456.00–480.00	458.94
22	650–700	669	439.00–447.00	440.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	501	510.00	510.00
29	550–600	579	440.00–450.00	443.08
28	600–650	632	418.00–449.00	433.08
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	873	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	740	353.50–360.00	355.69
14	750–800	791	339.00	339.00
22	850–900	892	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	539	420.00–441.00	426.61
20	550–600	577	360.00–385.00	375.24
7	600–650	611	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	441	500.00	500.00
47	450–500	470	460.00–490.00	481.92
61	500–550	527	455.00–466.00	461.25
81	550–600	589	410.00–442.50	416.46
23	600–650	620	360.00–382.50	377.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	430.00	430.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,027	230.00	230.00
15	1100–1150	1,135	227.50–229.00	228.50
5	1200–1250	1,200	216.00	216.00
11	1300–1350	1,300	187.00	187.00
8	1500–1550	1,532	179.00	179.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,485	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle