Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.60 in the expiring May contract, with the rest of the board down $8.75 to the $9.25 limit. Feeders will have expanded limits of $13.75 on Friday, with expanded live cattle limits of $10.75. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.72 to $370.72 on May 20. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 higher. 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 $481.85/cwt on 38 head, down $44.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 15 comparable sales and sits +2.94 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$481.85

▼ 44.45 vs prior sale

38 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$76.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+7.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	493.91	2,612	32
Small and Medium 2-3	568	417.50	2,371	6thin

One grade step is worth $76.41/cwt here — about $241 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

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 sale38 hd

481.85

—

WA average1 barns · 38 hd

481.85

+0.00

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+7.37

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

+2.94

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	1,997	222.56	4,445	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,427	188.18	2,686	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,486	188.12	2,796	99
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,766	174.16	3,075	73
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,295	168.69	2,184	79

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$3,150	5

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	1,309	177.50/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,323	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,511	186.76/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,822	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,337	193.96/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,593	15
Bulls	—	—	2,055	231.22/cwt	228.00–237.50	4,752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,939	213.90/cwt	200.00–227.00	4,148	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	190.51/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,831	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	496.26/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,496	20
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	568	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,371	6
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	892	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,408	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	390.68/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,313	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,101	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,358	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,015	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,241	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,730	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,184	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,782	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,032	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	803	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,570	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,288	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,731	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,859	160.48/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,983	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,754	175.84/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,084	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,582	178.26/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,820	11
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,261	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	3,071	7
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	812	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,582	21
Steers	Large 1	700–750	725	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,791	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	154.93/cwt	152.00–159.50	2,093	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,145	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,443	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,720	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,170	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,317	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,485	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,550	182.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,828	19

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 1,098Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 515Last week 838Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,309	174.00–180.00	177.50
19	—	1,351	152.00–159.50	154.93
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,859	158.00–163.00	160.48
65	—	1,754	173.00–180.00	175.84
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,511	185.00–188.00	186.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,337	193.00–195.00	193.96
11	—	1,582	176.00–182.00	178.26
19	—	1,550	180.00–190.00	182.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,486	189.00–191.00	190.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	188.50	188.50
15	—	1,170	198.00	198.00
6	—	1,428	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,055	228.00–237.50	231.22
5	—	1,939	200.00–227.00	213.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	503	495.00–500.00	496.26
12	550–600	572	490.00	490.00
7	600–650	610	485.00	485.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	417.50	417.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	892	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	725	385.00	385.00
20	1000–1050	1,014	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	435.00	435.00
12	550–600	592	370.00–405.00	390.68
5	650–700	698	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1200–1250	1,241	220.00	220.00
4	1350–1400	1,358	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	812	318.00	318.00
7	1250–1300	1,261	243.50	243.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,184	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1250–1300	1,288	212.00	212.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	803	320.00	320.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,275	3,150.00	3,150.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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