Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. . Feeder cattle futures were down 30 cents to $1.10 on Thursday, as August was still $9.17 higher this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $3.04 on June 17 to $367.06. The market will be closed on Friday in observance of Juneteenth. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.32/cwt on 14 head, down $21.77 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits +3.32 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$397.32

▼ 21.77 vs prior sale

14 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−14.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	397.32	2,265	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

397.32

—

WA average1 barns · 14 hd

397.32

+0.00

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−14.18

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

+3.32

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	—	Low	1,876	223.31	4,188	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,509	182.40	2,753	315
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,450	174.00	2,523	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,845	225.00	4,151	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	175.80	2,576	127
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,290	156.65	2,020	182

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,557	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,725	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	150.01/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,913	31
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	138.09/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,788	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	168.90/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,196	103
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,234	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,558	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	397.32/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,265	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,694	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	389	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	659	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,224	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	765	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,467	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,116	233.15/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,602	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,026	239.47/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,457	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,174	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,677	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,439	7
Bulls	—	—	2,016	192.77/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	187.87/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,818	123
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	178.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,748	139
Bulls	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,762	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	713	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,852	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	776	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,813	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	176.40/cwt	172.00–178.50	2,567	119
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,619	166.85/cwt	164.75–169.00	2,701	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,397	183.49/cwt	179.50–188.00	2,563	38
Bulls	—	—	1,851	226.84/cwt	211.00–230.00	4,199	11
Bulls	—	—	1,870	234.45/cwt	234.00–235.00	4,384	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,151	1

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 Jun 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 705Last week 880Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,557	175.00	175.00
38	—	1,397	179.50–188.00	183.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,500	180.00–188.50	187.87
139	—	1,543	160.00–180.00	178.07
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,275	147.00–155.00	150.01
34	—	1,295	132.50–143.00	138.09
103	—	1,300	168.00–170.00	168.90
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,234	120.00–130.00	126.24
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,455	172.00–178.50	176.40
8	—	1,619	164.75–169.00	166.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,016	190.00–195.00	192.77
11	—	1,851	211.00–230.00	226.84
2	—	1,870	234.00–235.00	234.45
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	225.00	225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	570	390.00–405.00	397.32
7	600–650	606	402.50	402.50
10	650–700	659	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	659	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	765	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	282	1,650.00	1,650.00
7	500–550	518	520.00	520.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	713	400.00	400.00
10	750–800	776	362.50	362.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per head · actual wt
5	350–400	389	1,500.00	1,500.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,026	239.00–240.00	239.47
11	1100–1150	1,116	231.00–235.00	233.15
6	1150–1200	1,174	228.00	228.00
6	1200–1250	1,200	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,023	270.00	270.00

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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