Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are falling $3.32 to $5.72 across the nearby contracts on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 48 cents on August 4 to $348.65. Slaughter cows firm to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Most advance on lean type cows. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.46/cwt on 16 head, down $76.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −73.61 against this barn's trailing median of $476.07.

Average price

$402.46

▼ 76.45 vs prior sale

16 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−11.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	587	402.46	2,362	16thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $476.07 across 16 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 sale16 hd

402.46

—

WA average1 barns · 16 hd

402.46

+0.00

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−11.78

This barn, trailing median16 sales

476.07

−73.61

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	1,771	221.17	3,917	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	177.06	2,525	153
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	170.76	2,224	95
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,760	190.00	3,344	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	171.32	2,435	148
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,669	170.83	2,851	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,416	166.01	2,351	190

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$3,677	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,274	$2,900	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$2,275	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,142	$2,169	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,831	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	859	$1,449	16
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$850	5

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	3,677.33/head	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,677	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	6
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	854	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	7
Bred Cows	Small 4Broken Mouth	—	783	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,362	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	473.40/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,324	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,300	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	799	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,278	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	600–650	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	650–700	677	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,185	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	853	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	859	1,448.78/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,449	16
Stock Cows	Small 4	—	810	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	484	400.38/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,938	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,361	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	175.30/cwt	173.50–177.50	2,316	107
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,693	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	176.80/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,560	113
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,324	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	538.94/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	454.74/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,215	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,737	165.07/cwt	164.50–165.50	2,867	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,158	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,548	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,113	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,449	9
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	950	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,841	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	936	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,106	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,462.83/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,344	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	153.09/cwt	147.50–156.50	2,032	26
Bulls	—	—	1,711	227.60/cwt	224.50–233.50	3,894	6
Bulls	—	—	1,762	214.43/cwt	209.50–219.00	3,778	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,619	156.11/cwt	155.50–157.00	2,527	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,197	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,470	165.11/cwt	162.50–167.50	2,427	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,556	133.57/cwt	124.00–145.00	2,078	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,402	174.61/cwt	171.50–177.50	2,448	124
Bulls	—	—	1,930	237.50/cwt	236.50–239.50	4,584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	170.69/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,219	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,404	177.51/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,492	27

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 190Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 820Last week 600Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 10Year ago 0

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,416	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,677.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,252	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,480	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,274	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,335	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,462.83
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	854	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	853	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	859	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,448.78
Bred Cows — Small 4 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	783	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	810	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	367	585.00	585.00
15	450–500	491	460.00–480.00	473.40
16	550–600	587	400.00–405.00	402.46
6	600–650	639	360.00	360.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	950	299.00	299.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	175.00	175.00
5	650–700	677	175.00	175.00
6	750–800	799	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	936	225.00	225.00
9	1100–1150	1,113	220.00	220.00
8	1150–1200	1,158	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	484	380.00–410.00	400.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	362	530.00–545.00	538.94
20	450–500	487	437.50–475.00	454.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	186.50	186.50
113	—	1,448	173.00–181.00	176.80
6	—	1,300	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,351	172.00	172.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,300	168.00–173.00	170.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,404	173.00–180.00	177.51
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,321	173.50–177.50	175.30
22	—	1,737	164.50–165.50	165.07
19	—	1,619	155.50–157.00	156.11
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	179.50	179.50
4	—	1,880	160.00	160.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,327	147.50–156.50	153.09
18	—	1,470	162.50–167.50	165.11
124	—	1,402	171.50–177.50	174.61
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,556	124.00–145.00	133.57
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,711	224.50–233.50	227.60
13	—	1,762	209.50–219.00	214.43
3	—	1,930	236.50–239.50	237.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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