Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale in Feb, stocker and feeder steers 2.00-7.00 lower. Heifers less than 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 6.00-14.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures were steady to 20 cents in the red on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $2.23 to $369.59 on March 2. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $455.61/cwt on 147 head, up $28.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +32.14 against this barn's trailing median of $423.48.

Average price

$455.61

▲ 28.17 vs prior sale

147 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$60.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

vs WA average

+34.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	462.18	2,525	131
Small and Medium 1-2	551	401.88	2,214	16thin

One grade step is worth $60.30/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.61, low $377.43, median $423.48 across 4 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 sale147 hd

455.61

—

WA average2 barns · 162 hd

448.18

+7.43

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+34.65

This barn, trailing median4 sales

423.48

+32.14

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

Every lot, as filed

42 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	700–750	737	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,837	117
Steers	Large 1	850–900	854	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,904	61
Steers	Large 1	750–800	751	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,891	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,289	23
Steers	Large 1	900–950	913	331.78/cwt	315.00–336.00	3,029	43
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	749	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,801	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	661	365.55/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,416	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	690	348.60/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,405	69
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	537	493.88/cwt	492.00–497.00	2,652	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	629	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	384.23/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,444	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	377.61/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,519	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	442.03/cwt	430.00–445.50	2,900	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,740	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	461	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,236	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	539.47/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,293	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	429.86/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,738	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,417	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,264	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	531.07/cwt	530.00–532.50	2,724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,478	5
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	826	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,685	11
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	516.23/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,359	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	481.60/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,524	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	453.01/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,523	89
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	677	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,200	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	871	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,665	31
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,042	22
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	856	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,876	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	993	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,979	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	738	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,576	46

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Receipts 1,470Last week 2,910Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	700–750	737	380.00–390.00	384.98
9	750–800	751	385.00	385.00
61	850–900	854	340.00	340.00
43	900–950	913	315.00–336.00	331.78
23	1050–1100	1,061	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	537	492.00–497.00	493.88
20	650–700	661	350.00–372.50	365.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	600.00	600.00
24	400–450	425	515.00–560.00	539.47
6	450–500	456	530.00	530.00
14	500–550	513	530.00–532.50	531.07
10	550–600	583	470.00	470.00
54	600–650	637	422.50–435.00	429.86
59	650–700	656	430.00–445.50	442.03
5	900–950	917	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	717	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	826	325.00	325.00
9	850–900	880	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	749	374.00	374.00
32	850–900	856	336.00	336.00
22	1000–1050	1,004	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	461	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	518	450.00	450.00
7	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	640	337.50	337.50
69	650–700	690	335.00–351.00	348.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	629	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	590.00	590.00
14	400–450	407	460.00	460.00
24	450–500	457	505.00–520.00	516.23
42	500–550	524	470.00–485.00	481.60
89	550–600	557	451.00–470.00	453.01
108	600–650	636	380.00–394.00	384.23
118	650–700	667	370.00–386.00	377.61
7	750–800	779	315.00	315.00
8	900–950	910	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	608	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	738	349.00	349.00
14	950–1000	993	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	740	306.00	306.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	850–900	871	306.00	306.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	677	325.00	325.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Toppenish Livestock Commission