Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are trading with 70 cent to $1.25 higher in the front months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 89 cents to $366.82 on March 31. Thursday will be the last trade day for the week as the markets are off for Good Friday. Slaughter cows 4.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $553.41/cwt on 18 head, up $87.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +73.03 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$553.41

▲ 87.32 vs prior sale

18 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+70.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	553.41	2,894	18thin

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

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 sale18 hd

553.41

—

WA average1 barns · 18 hd

553.41

+0.00

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+70.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

+73.03

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	1,776	202.10	3,588	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	216.00	2,873	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,493	168.50	2,516	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,703	164.17	2,795	47
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,302	153.63	2,000	102

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,327	$4,346	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,318	$3,852	23

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,454	165.75/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,410	38
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	144.09/cwt	139.50–148.50	1,702	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,705	165.04/cwt	163.50–167.00	2,814	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,699	162.89/cwt	162.50–163.00	2,768	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,330	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,873	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,493	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	553.41/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,894	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	4,346.27/head	4,200.00–4,425.00	4,346	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,485	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,525	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,256	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,952	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,411	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,808	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1500–1550	1,532	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,681	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	234	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,851.97/head	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,852	23
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	784	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,744	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,008	5
Steers	Large 1	850–900	853	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,730	6
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,723	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	781	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,124	5
Bulls	—	—	1,779	198.11/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,524	9
Bulls	—	—	1,712	209.33/cwt	207.50–214.50	3,584	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	2,165	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	181.00/cwt	172.50–192.50	3,408	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	152.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,952	19
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	805	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,858	4

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 1,130Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 700Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,454	163.00–167.50	165.75
45	—	1,181	139.50–148.50	144.09
19	—	1,284	150.00–160.00	152.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,705	163.50–167.00	165.04
19	—	1,699	162.50–163.00	162.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	216.00	216.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	168.50	168.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,779	195.00–203.00	198.11
10	—	1,712	207.50–214.50	209.33
2	—	1,883	172.50–192.50	181.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	208.00	208.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	523	545.00–570.00	553.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	781	400.00	400.00
6	800–850	815	330.00	330.00
6	850–900	853	320.00	320.00
5	1000–1050	1,011	297.50	297.50
5	1100–1150	1,116	244.00	244.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,010	250.00	250.00
5	1250–1300	1,256	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	1,425.00	1,425.00
6	500–550	534	405.00	405.00
10	700–750	731	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	626	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	784	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	805	355.00	355.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1400–1450	1,411	199.00	199.00
6	1500–1550	1,532	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	234	800.00	800.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,327	4,200.00–4,425.00	4,346.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,318	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,851.97

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

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