Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. Feeder cattle futures saw a $1.10 gain in September on expiration day, with other contracts down 60 cents to $1.57. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 9 cents on September 23 to $337.07. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4,00-7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.90/cwt on 31 head, up $5.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −17.78 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$372.90

▲ 5.17 vs prior sale

31 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+16.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	372.90	2,166	31

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $302.65, median $390.68 across 19 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 sale31 hd

372.90

—

WA average1 barns · 31 hd

372.90

+0.00

National average175 barns · 11,689 hd

356.67

+16.23

This barn, trailing median19 sales

390.68

−17.78

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	1,942	169.46	3,290	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,657	174.00	2,883	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,544	148.28	2,289	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	148.20	1,754	185
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,000	149.50	2,990	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,592	147.95	2,355	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,349	139.92	1,888	60

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)	1,250	$2,700	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,975	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	376.59/cwt	362.50–381.00	2,184	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	549	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,278	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	371	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,407	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	368.49/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,447	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	857	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,164	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,921	10
Steers	Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	5
Steers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,156	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,688	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,261	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,446	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,179	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,287	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,290	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	170.66/cwt	167.50–175.00	3,285	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	139.16/cwt	137.50–140.50	1,854	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,432	144.57/cwt	142.50–147.50	2,070	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	703	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,968	5
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,618	5
Bulls	—	—	2,140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,317	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,688	150.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,535	99
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,678	143.99/cwt	143.50–144.50	2,416	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,200	131.46/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,578	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,168	147.25/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,720	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,000	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,990	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	149.60/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,812	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	146.85/cwt	142.00–147.25	1,698	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	147.74/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,039	75
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,551	149.81/cwt	148.50–151.50	2,324	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	953	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,692	5

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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 382Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 680Last week 860Year ago 760

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	580	362.50–381.00	376.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	379.00	379.00
6	550–600	585	357.50	357.50
12	600–650	613	350.00	350.00
10	650–700	666	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	857	252.50	252.50
5	950–1000	953	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	703	280.00	280.00
5	1100–1150	1,100	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	525.00	525.00
8	500–550	549	420.00	420.00
18	550–600	587	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	621	377.50	377.50
19	650–700	664	365.00–376.00	368.49
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
10	1050–1100	1,098	266.00	266.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,156	232.50	232.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,179	194.00	194.00
7	1250–1300	1,261	194.00	194.00

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)	10	—	1,250	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,290	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,925	167.50–175.00	170.66
1	—	2,140	155.00	155.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,332	137.50–140.50	139.16
34	—	1,432	142.50–147.50	144.57
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,678	143.50–144.50	143.99
17	—	1,551	148.50–151.50	149.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,200	130.50–133.00	131.46
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,000	149.50	149.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,657	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,688	150.00–155.00	150.17
4	—	990	135.00	135.00
75	—	1,380	146.00–150.00	147.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	146.00–149.00	147.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,211	148.00–152.00	149.60
82	—	1,156	142.00–147.25	146.85

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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