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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Receipts

1,452 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 1,723▼ 498 vs year ago 1,950 · −25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Carlot Feeder Cattle sale and BBQ. Compared to last Tuesday stocker steers less than 700 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs 3.00-11.00 lower. Heifers 2.00-11.00 higher. Feeder cattle futures were up $6.60 to $9.575 on the Tuesday session, nearing $10.75 limit gains in some contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 54 cents lower on October 5 to $337.22. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.91/cwt on 161 head, up $9.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +4.72 against this barn's trailing median of $427.19.

Average price

$431.91

▲ 9.00 vs prior sale

161 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$36.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs WA average

+1.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	436.96	2,402	139
Small and Medium 2-3	544	400.00	2,176	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	599	400.00	2,396	13thin

One grade step is worth $36.96/cwt here — about $6 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

431.91

—

WA average2 barns · 167 hd

432.38

−0.47

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

+1.55

This barn, trailing median7 sales

427.19

+4.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $421.21, median $427.19 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	486.12/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,260	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	20
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	494	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,351	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	445.88/cwt	441.00–462.50	2,394	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,390	10
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 2-3	544	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,176	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,378	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	565	427.16/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,413	59
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	599	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,396	13
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	611	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,426	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	415.90/cwt	407.00–424.50	2,579	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,543	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	407.37/cwt	393.00–423.00	2,733	138
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 2-3	673	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,288	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	675	371.33/cwt	369.00–375.00	2,506	63
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	9
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	711	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,353	10
Steers	700–750	Large 1	719	373.64/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,686	11
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	7
Steers	750–800	Large 1	769	352.33/cwt	337.00–361.00	2,709	70
Steers	800–850	Large 1	827	335.68/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,776	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	269	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,573	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,632	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,813	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	411.20/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,101	74
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	374.19/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,968	20
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,052	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	356.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,031	72
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	388.54/cwt	380.00–401.50	2,300	99
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	346.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,174	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	377.87/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,415	24
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 2-3	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	372.36/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,476	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	678	331.10/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,245	26
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2-3	696	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,363	22
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	701	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,436	45
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	756	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,381	8

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Oct 6, 2026

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

Receipts 1,452Last week 1,723Year ago 1,950

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	700–750	701	347.50	347.50
8	750–800	756	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	643	340.00	340.00
22	650–700	696	339.50	339.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	1,275.00	1,275.00
5	350–400	386	407.50	407.50
8	400–450	403	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	459	395.00	395.00
74	500–550	511	400.00–417.00	411.20
99	550–600	592	380.00–401.50	388.54
24	600–650	639	372.00–390.00	377.87
24	650–700	665	367.00–385.00	372.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	550	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	526	373.00–375.00	374.19
72	550–600	570	350.00–370.00	356.38
24	600–650	628	340.00–365.00	346.15
26	650–700	678	325.00–333.00	331.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	719	372.50–375.00	373.64
70	750–800	769	337.00–361.00	352.33
21	800–850	827	325.00–341.00	335.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	711	331.00	331.00
7	750–800	755	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	544	400.00	400.00
8	650–700	673	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	611	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	494	476.00	476.00
13	550–600	599	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	690	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
5	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
24	450–500	465	480.00–500.00	486.12
62	500–550	537	441.00–462.50	445.88
8	550–600	553	430.00	430.00
74	600–650	620	407.00–424.50	415.90
138	650–700	671	393.00–423.00	407.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	353	500.00	500.00
20	450–500	485	480.00	480.00
10	500–550	537	445.00	445.00
59	550–600	565	410.00–440.00	427.16
16	600–650	628	405.00	405.00
63	650–700	675	369.00–375.00	371.33

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.