Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures posted losses of $3.67 to $4.62 on Thursday, with April down 42 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $3.63 to $379.09 on April 15. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand especially for feeder type cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.18/cwt on 17 head, down $96.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −37.84 against this barn's trailing median of $389.02.

Average price

$351.18

▼ 96.19 vs prior sale

17 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−76.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	410.00	2,358	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	563	310.00	1,745	10thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $612 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $302.65, median $389.02 across 20 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

351.18

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

351.18

+0.00

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−76.21

This barn, trailing median20 sales

389.02

−37.84

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	2,002	210.62	4,217	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	182.37	2,421	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,407	167.39	2,355	95
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,330	191.00	4,450	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,646	168.94	2,781	65
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,294	151.08	1,956	26

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,474	$4,375	5

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,420	181.52/cwt	175.50–187.50	2,578	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,760	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,807	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,729	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,506	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,421	166.26/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,363	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,053	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	671	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	479	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,512	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	850–900	894	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,386	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	551	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,535	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	563	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	552.54/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	843	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	455.86/cwt	452.00–457.50	2,895	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,299	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,754	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,474	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,845	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	231	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	7
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	721	318.36/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,295	10
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	913	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,283	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,039	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,442	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1550–1600	1,586	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	2,799	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,415	5
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	926	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,500	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,672	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	2,805	53
Bulls	—	—	1,653	184.68/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,053	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,662	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,601	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	182.63/cwt	182.00–188.50	2,389	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,505	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	720	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,700	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	229.89/cwt	227.50–232.00	4,168	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,137	4
Bulls	—	—	2,156	212.52/cwt	204.00–219.50	4,582	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,347	193.72/cwt	192.00–196.00	2,609	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,270	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,210	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,330	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	4,450	1

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 1,171Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 635Last week 689Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 550

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	175.50–187.50	181.52
4	—	1,760	159.50	159.50
53	—	1,672	167.50–168.00	167.75
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,210	140.00–145.00	142.92
5	—	1,662	156.50	156.50
4	—	1,194	179.00	179.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	195.00	195.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,421	163.00–168.00	166.26
5	—	1,291	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,308	182.00–188.50	182.63
6	—	1,482	169.00	169.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	192.00–196.00	193.72
4	—	1,270	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	180.00–189.00	184.68
2	—	1,813	227.50–232.00	229.89
7	—	2,156	204.00–219.50	212.52
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,330	191.00	191.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	551	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	494	540.00–565.00	552.54
10	550–600	557	510.00	510.00
17	600–650	635	452.00–457.50	455.86
12	650–700	694	410.00	410.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	926	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	720	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	375.00	375.00
10	550–600	563	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	671	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	510.00	510.00
8	450–500	458	475.00	475.00
7	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	628	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
5	800–850	843	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	721	310.00–327.00	318.36
5	900–950	913	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,050	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	150–200	190	1,800.00	1,800.00
5	200–250	231	1,900.00	1,900.00
4	300–350	321	2,150.00	2,150.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	894	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,039	235.00	235.00
7	1250–1300	1,299	212.00	212.00
5	1550–1600	1,586	176.50	176.50

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,474	4,375.00	4,375.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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