Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder steers steady to firm. stocker heifers less than 700 lbs steady to weak. Feeder cattle futures were up 45 to 90 cents on Thursday, with front month April down 17 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $3.44 to $370.00 on April 22. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher. Best demand for turnout cows. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.87/cwt on 83 head, up $59.69 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +16.87 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$410.87

▲ 59.69 vs prior sale

83 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$817

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

$117.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−11.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	427.40	2,389	61
Small and Medium 1-2	572	381.24	2,180	17thin
Small and Medium 2-3	507	310.00	1,572	5thin

One grade step is worth $117.40/cwt here — about $817 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 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 sale83 hd

410.87

—

WA average1 barns · 83 hd

410.87

+0.00

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−11.30

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

+16.87

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	1,951	211.85	4,134	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,399	182.52	2,553	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	175.49	2,242	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	175.00	2,748	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	187.04	2,648	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	173.90	2,235	218

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$3,650	6

Every lot, as filed

53 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 Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	6
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	924	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,772	16
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	739	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	391.82/cwt	386.00–407.00	2,476	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	541.73/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	416.74/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,430	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,852	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,870	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	460.37/cwt	449.00–480.00	2,896	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,310	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	467	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	207	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	507	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	591	394.25/cwt	393.50–395.00	2,330	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	438.12/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,751	12
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	950–1000	970	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,591	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,954	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	183.95/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,391	150
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,313	194.43/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,553	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,290	185.85/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,397	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,243	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,802	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	157.35/cwt	156.00–158.50	2,289	13
Bulls	—	—	1,975	207.65/cwt	201.00–211.00	4,101	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,623	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,719	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,403	178.22/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,500	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,632	120
Bulls	—	—	1,880	224.45/cwt	218.00–235.00	4,220	3
Steers	Large 1	750–800	781	374.67/cwt	357.50–390.00	2,926	42
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	854	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,647	15
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	788	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,561	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,800	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,952	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,376	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,656	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,204	150.42/cwt	140.00–158.50	1,811	55
Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	702	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,071	6
Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	989	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,547	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	888	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,211	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	721	367.21/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,648	83
Steers	Large 1	700–750	715	418.55/cwt	409.00–423.00	2,993	69
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,838	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	829	266.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,211	23
Steers	Large 1	800–850	836	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,985	12
Steers	Large 1Value Added	950–1000	955	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,104	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	706	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,418	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1500–1550	1,500	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,835	5
Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	767	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	371.13/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,498	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	436.27/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,879	16

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,175Last week 477Year ago 1,735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 630Last week 635Year ago 750

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	973	3,650.00	3,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	739	370.00	370.00
16	900–950	924	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	207	1,875.00	1,875.00
20	500–550	529	540.00–545.00	541.73
27	550–600	593	484.00	484.00
72	600–650	629	449.00–480.00	460.37
16	650–700	660	425.00–447.50	436.27
7	700–750	719	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	641	445.00	445.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	628	435.00–442.50	438.12
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	715	409.00–423.00	418.55
42	750–800	781	357.50–390.00	374.67
12	800–850	836	357.00	357.00
8	1000–1050	1,030	275.50	275.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	955	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	767	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	519	445.00	445.00
38	550–600	583	402.50–430.00	416.74
75	600–650	632	386.00–407.00	391.82
67	650–700	673	360.00–375.00	371.13
6	800–850	802	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	591	393.50–395.00	394.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	700–750	721	358.00–370.00	367.21
12	750–800	788	325.00	325.00
15	850–900	854	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	702	295.00	295.00
6	850–900	888	249.00	249.00
5	950–1000	989	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	706	342.50	342.50
23	800–850	829	265.00–270.00	266.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	606	425.00	425.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	970	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1500–1550	1,500	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,376	193.00	193.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,313	190.00–197.00	194.43
31	—	1,403	169.00–188.00	178.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,290	182.00–188.00	185.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,623	167.50	167.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,300	180.00–187.00	183.95
13	—	1,455	156.00–158.50	157.35
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,400	188.00	188.00
5	—	1,800	164.00	164.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,204	140.00–158.50	150.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,975	201.00–211.00	207.65
3	—	1,880	218.00–235.00	224.45

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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