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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 13

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Receipts

1,897 head

▲ 445 vs last sale 1,452▲ 407 vs year ago 1,490 · +27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Carlot feeder cattle sale and BBQ. Compared to last Tuesday, stocker steers and feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-16.00 higher. Very few weaned calves offered at this sale. Feeder cattle futures posted mostly lower trade, as contracts were down 20 cents to $1.05 with January a dime higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was another $2.85 higher on October 12 to $341.47. Trade very active with very good demand and good buyer attendance.

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 $427.87/cwt on 368 head, down $4.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 7 comparable sales and sits +0.67 against this barn's trailing median of $427.19.

Average price

$427.87

▼ 4.04 vs prior sale

368 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs WA average

−4.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	429.61	2,402	334
Small and Medium 1-2	552	410.71	2,269	34

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale368 hd

427.87

—

WA average2 barns · 379 hd

427.06

+0.81

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−4.42

This barn, trailing median7 sales

427.19

+0.67

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

34 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,851	13
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	397	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,787	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	522.58/cwt	511.00–534.00	2,237	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	483.31/cwt	469.00–499.00	2,310	145
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,336	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	455.68/cwt	447.50–458.00	2,351	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,439	10
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	540	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,230	18
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	546	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,321	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	429.40/cwt	422.00–437.50	2,422	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	423.53/cwt	402.00–430.00	2,406	263
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	582	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,299	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	409.50/cwt	400.50–427.00	2,563	210
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,425	17
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	641	357.89/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,294	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	382.46/cwt	355.00–403.50	2,551	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	684	380.37/cwt	373.50–390.00	2,602	126
Steers	700–750	Large 1	713	365.75/cwt	354.00–380.50	2,608	69
Steers	800–850	Large 1	842	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,854	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	489.97/cwt	475.00–512.50	1,867	21
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	401	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,009	8
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	446	445.15/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,985	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	420.52/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,972	79
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2-3	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	387.88/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,067	148
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	384.73/cwt	371.00–400.00	2,054	44
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,096	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	373.37/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,128	80
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	612	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,897	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	348.81/cwt	343.00–354.00	2,170	119
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	333.76/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,266	33
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	708	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,372	6

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 13, 2026

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

Receipts 1,897Last week 1,452Year ago 1,490

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	363	510.00	510.00
34	400–450	428	511.00–534.00	522.58
145	450–500	478	469.00–499.00	483.31
46	500–550	516	447.50–458.00	455.68
263	550–600	568	402.00–430.00	423.53
210	600–650	626	400.50–427.00	409.50
126	650–700	684	373.50–390.00	380.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	497	470.00	470.00
10	500–550	519	470.00	470.00
15	550–600	564	422.00–437.50	429.40
17	600–650	634	382.50	382.50
40	650–700	667	355.00–403.50	382.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	546	425.00	425.00
9	550–600	582	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	397	450.00	450.00
18	500–550	540	413.00	413.00
40	600–650	641	345.00–380.00	357.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	713	354.00–380.50	365.75
21	800–850	842	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	381	475.00–512.50	489.97
8	400–450	401	501.00	501.00
79	450–500	469	410.00–430.00	420.52
148	500–550	533	380.00–405.00	387.88
80	550–600	570	350.00–385.00	373.37
119	600–650	622	343.00–354.00	348.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
29	400–450	446	440.00–452.50	445.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
14	600–650	612	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	534	371.00–400.00	384.73
8	550–600	559	375.00	375.00
33	650–700	679	300.00–345.00	333.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	708	335.00	335.00

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.