Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker steers steady in a light test. Stocker heifers firm to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 higher. Feeder cattle futures were $3.10 to $3.97 higher on the session with August expiring up $1 at $333.75. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 80 cents on August 26 to $333.47. Dairy Slaughter cows mixed, Boners 5.00-9.00 lower, Lean firm. Beef type cows weak. Good demand for turnout beef cows. Slaughter bulls 2.00-6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $303.72/cwt on 52 head, down $60.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −67.53 against this barn's trailing median of $371.25.

Average price

$303.72

▼ 60.13 vs prior sale

52 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$105.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−21.46 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	629	315.95	1,988	46
Small and Medium 1-2	662	210.00	1,390	6thin

One grade step is worth $105.95/cwt here — about $598 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

17 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $270.00, median $371.25 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

303.72

—

WA average1 barns · 52 hd

303.72

+0.00

National average153 barns · 5,723 hd

325.18

−21.46

This barn, trailing median17 sales

371.25

−67.53

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	1,854	206.83	3,835	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,467	155.83	2,286	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	135.08	1,608	62
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,503	153.09	2,302	36
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,370	146.56	2,008	90

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,159	147.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,714	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,237	138.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,718	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,320	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,408	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,020	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,111	125.70/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,397	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,240	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	662	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,390	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	681	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,281	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	526	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	900–950	946	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,984	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,065	5
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	774	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,341	34
Steers	Large 1	700–750	704	332.40/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,340	53
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	722	309.95/cwt	295.00–316.50	2,238	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,087	212.93/cwt	200.00–230.50	2,315	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	948	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,920	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,044	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,140	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,143	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,172	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,484	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,405	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,171	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,330	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1200–1250	1,217	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,312	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,284	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,375	5
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	816	290.21/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,368	63
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	957	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,632	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	816	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,591	11
Steers	Large 1	750–800	787	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,695	24
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	895	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,139	11
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	926	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,621	21
Bulls	—	—	2,050	211.29/cwt	206.00–216.50	4,331	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,465	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	3,260	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	154.13/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,389	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,704	147.53/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,514	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,173	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,408	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,070	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,339	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	157.53/cwt	153.00–158.50	2,116	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,374	157.75/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,167	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,548	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,433	153.16/cwt	148.50–156.50	2,195	53
Bulls	—	—	1,981	199.81/cwt	192.50–204.50	3,958	8
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	4,448	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 810Last week 622Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,159	145.00–150.00	147.85
19	—	1,237	135.00–143.00	138.91
19	—	1,070	120.00–130.00	125.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,173	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,550	151.00–159.00	154.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	154.00–162.00	157.75
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,408	142.00–145.00	143.46
4	—	1,122	138.00	138.00
53	—	1,433	148.50–156.50	153.16
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,111	124.00–127.50	125.70
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,704	147.00–149.00	147.53
20	—	1,343	153.00–158.50	157.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	206.00–216.50	211.29
8	—	1,981	192.50–204.50	199.81
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,780	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	662	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	455.00	455.00
7	350–400	371	455.00	455.00
8	400–450	414	410.00	410.00
37	600–650	624	318.00	318.00
9	650–700	651	307.50	307.50
9	700–750	722	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	722	295.00–316.50	309.95
34	750–800	774	302.50	302.50
63	800–850	816	285.00–295.00	290.21
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	900–950	926	283.00	283.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	681	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	475.00	475.00
10	450–500	458	445.00	445.00
13	650–700	662	372.00	372.00
5	700–750	748	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	772	267.50	267.50
7	800–850	817	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	700–750	704	320.00–334.00	332.40
24	750–800	787	342.50	342.50
11	800–850	816	317.50	317.50
5	950–1000	957	275.00	275.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	895	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	946	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	948	202.50	202.50
5	1000–1050	1,044	205.00	205.00
18	1050–1100	1,087	200.00–230.50	212.93
5	1100–1150	1,143	190.00	190.00
8	1150–1200	1,171	199.00	199.00
5	1200–1250	1,200	207.00	207.00
7	1300–1350	1,300	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1200–1250	1,217	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1250–1300	1,284	185.00	185.00

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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