Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-6.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures are up a quarter to $1.50 so far. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $1.19 on August 18 to $342.36. Slaughter cows weak to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.54/cwt on 23 head, up $29.08 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 17 comparable sales and sits −41.68 against this barn's trailing median of $473.22.

Average price

$431.54

▲ 29.08 vs prior sale

23 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+34.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	431.54	2,300	23

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $473.22 across 17 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 sale23 hd

431.54

—

WA average1 barns · 23 hd

431.54

+0.00

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+34.76

This barn, trailing median17 sales

473.22

−41.68

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	1,846	209.88	3,875	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	175.90	2,467	147
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,725	214.00	3,692	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,949	165.87	3,233	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,440	165.79	2,388	140
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,430	125.89	1,800	175

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,411	$2,000	7

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,777	152.99/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,719	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	175.90/cwt	175.90–175.90	2,463	120
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,949	165.87/cwt	164.50–167.50	3,233	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,425	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,481	122.36/cwt	105.00–169.50	1,812	147
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,285	127.07/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,633	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	748	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	900–950	906	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	345.03/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,305	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	431.54/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,300	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,242	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,381	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	762	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,065	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,202	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,123	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,358	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1700–1750	1,735	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,819	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,329	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,512	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,411	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	7
Steers	Large 1	750–800	772	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,602	11
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	734	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,092	6
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	961	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,210	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	784	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,254	7
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	822	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,261	10
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	961	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,489	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	154.29/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,776	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	167.21/cwt	164.50–168.50	2,346	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,412	175.91/cwt	170.00–178.50	2,484	27
Bulls	—	—	1,755	216.97/cwt	211.00–229.00	3,808	16
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,725	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,692	1
Bulls	—	—	2,029	195.71/cwt	177.00–210.00	3,971	8

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 1,626Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 622Last week 583Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,777	150.00–157.50	152.99
126	—	1,403	164.50–168.50	167.21
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,949	164.50–167.50	165.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	148.00	148.00
147	—	1,481	105.00–169.50	122.36
14	—	1,151	150.00–157.50	154.29
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,285	124.00–129.00	127.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,400	175.90	175.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,412	170.00–178.50	175.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,755	211.00–229.00	216.97
8	—	2,029	177.00–210.00	195.71
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	214.00	214.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	748	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1100–1150	1,123	210.00	210.00
7	1300–1350	1,329	189.00	189.00
5	1700–1750	1,735	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	906	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	584	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	762	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	444	505.00	505.00
23	500–550	533	400.00–475.00	431.54
16	650–700	668	325.00–365.00	345.03
6	750–800	768	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	772	337.00	337.00
7	950–1000	961	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	636	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1150–1200	1,190	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	734	285.00	285.00
7	750–800	784	287.50	287.50
10	800–850	822	275.00	275.00
6	950–1000	961	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,411	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.

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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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