Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm on an increase in the offerings and quality. Feeder cattle futures posted $1.20 to $2.92 losses on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 9 cents to $373.23 on May 13. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Best demand for turnout feeder cows. 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 $526.30/cwt on 62 head, up $23.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +47.39 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$526.30

▲ 23.83 vs prior sale

62 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+52.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	526.30	2,851	62

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 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 sale62 hd

526.30

—

WA average1 barns · 62 hd

526.30

+0.00

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+52.60

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

+47.39

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	—	High	1,909	213.61	4,078	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	190.97	2,187	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	187.53	2,412	145
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,784	166.89	2,977	85
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,455	165.82	2,413	35

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$3,625	5

Every lot, as filed

60 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%	—	1,513	152.64/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,309	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,824	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,692	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	176.77/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,326	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,629	165.04/cwt	162.50–167.50	2,689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,199	191.79/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,300	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,025	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	510.82/cwt	497.00–519.00	2,840	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	503.06/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,571	22
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	781	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,328	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	624	442.91/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,764	53
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	613	429.31/cwt	429.00–430.00	2,632	26
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	500–550	529	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	496.47/cwt	492.50–499.00	2,999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	442.94/cwt	436.00–451.00	2,977	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	487.21/cwt	430.00–497.50	2,529	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	556.52/cwt	556.00–557.50	2,861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,141	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	382.38/cwt	374.00–387.00	2,623	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	450.44/cwt	449.00–451.00	2,793	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	350–400	391	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,053	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	794	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,660	6
Steers	Large 1	850–900	860	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,087	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	744	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,730	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,533	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,701	20
Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,273	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,183	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,363	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,808	6
Steers	Large 1	800–850	843	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	3,098	12
Steers	Large 1	750–800	770	407.66/cwt	399.00–414.00	3,139	19
Steers	Large 1	900–950	918	329.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	3,025	21
Steers	Large 1	700–750	736	418.98/cwt	416.00–437.00	3,084	42
Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,060	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Large 3-4	1150–1200	1,189	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,913	6
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,124	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,293	14
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	830	317.01/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,631	20
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	773	366.63/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,834	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,178	192.88/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,272	80
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	901	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,991	5
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	765	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,876	11
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,051	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,037	11
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	831	328.33/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,728	24
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	727	383.36/cwt	377.75–389.00	2,787	48
Bulls	—	—	1,998	227.56/cwt	223.00–233.50	4,547	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,974	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,758	169.66/cwt	167.75–174.00	2,983	55
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,824	163.27/cwt	160.00–164.75	2,978	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,122	202.64/cwt	194.00–214.00	2,274	24
Bulls	—	—	1,792	207.46/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,718	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	175.37/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,578	35
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,861	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,903	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,291	199.25/cwt	194.00–200.50	2,572	29
Bulls	—	—	2,400	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	4,632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,300	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,314	5

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 May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,098Last week 362Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 838Last week 617Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 100Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,513	151.00–155.00	152.64
15	—	1,316	174.50–179.50	176.77
8	—	1,629	162.50–167.50	165.04
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,758	167.75–174.00	169.66
24	—	1,824	160.00–164.75	163.27
6	—	1,861	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,071	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,199	187.00–197.00	191.79
29	—	1,291	194.00–200.50	199.25
5	—	1,300	178.00	178.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	180.00	180.00
80	—	1,178	184.00–198.00	192.88
24	—	1,122	194.00–214.00	202.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,200	164.50	164.50
35	—	1,470	174.00–179.00	175.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,998	223.00–233.50	227.56
8	—	1,792	200.00–214.00	207.46
1	—	2,400	193.00	193.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	454	595.00	595.00
21	500–550	514	556.00–557.50	556.52
41	550–600	556	497.00–519.00	510.82
13	600–650	604	492.50–499.00	496.47
60	650–700	672	436.00–451.00	442.94
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	600–650	624	420.00–455.00	442.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	391	525.00	525.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	700–750	736	416.00–437.00	418.98
19	750–800	770	399.00–414.00	407.66
12	800–850	843	367.50	367.50
30	850–900	860	359.00	359.00
21	900–950	918	320.00–345.00	329.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	478	530.00	530.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	750–800	773	360.00–385.00	366.63
20	800–850	830	300.00–350.00	317.01
14	1100–1150	1,124	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	1,900.00	1,900.00
9	400–450	428	530.00	530.00
10	450–500	495	495.00	495.00
22	500–550	511	490.00–510.00	503.06
18	600–650	620	449.00–451.00	450.44
48	650–700	686	374.00–387.00	382.38
7	850–900	892	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	613	429.00–430.00	429.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	446	480.00	480.00
33	500–550	519	430.00–497.50	487.21
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	744	367.00	367.00
6	750–800	794	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1250–1300	1,273	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,060	217.00	217.00
6	1150–1200	1,189	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	700–750	727	377.75–389.00	383.36
11	750–800	765	376.00	376.00
24	800–850	831	315.00–338.00	328.33
5	900–950	901	332.00	332.00
11	1050–1100	1,051	289.00	289.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	781	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
6	1350–1400	1,363	206.00	206.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	529	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,322	3,625.00	3,625.00

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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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