Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. A sharply lower undertone was noted on stocker and feeder cattle. Feeder cattle futures posted $2.80 to $4 losses on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 13 cents on September 14 to $341.58. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.74/cwt on 147 head, down $75.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −23.85 against this barn's trailing median of $403.59.

Average price

$379.74

▼ 75.87 vs prior sale

147 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$28.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.33

vs WA average

+25.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	392.74	2,071	81
Small and Medium 1-2	561	363.79	2,041	66

One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 $377.49, median $403.59 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

379.74

—

WA average2 barns · 175 hd

367.41

+12.33

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+25.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

403.59

−23.85

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

57 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	21
Steers	Large 1	800–850	816	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,860	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	786	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,755	8
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	721	347.12/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,503	33
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	774	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,496	9
Steers	Large 1	850–900	865	333.79/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,887	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	457.76/cwt	447.50–474.00	1,886	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	446.55/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,335	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	399.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,492	52
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	982	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,809	13
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	732	353.53/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,588	15
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	897	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,736	15
Steers	Large 1	700–750	723	376.93/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,725	62
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	822	318.35/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,617	50
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	985	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,709	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	630	351.07/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,212	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	665	338.13/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,249	29
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	400–450	444	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,598	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	631	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,038	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	441	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,095	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	476	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	494	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,902	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	444	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,900	17
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	574	358.12/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,056	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	544	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	396.92/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,060	54
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	675	379.01/cwt	372.00–387.50	2,558	30
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	499	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,295	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	579	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,200	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	538	373.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,011	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	417	459.27/cwt	442.00–475.00	1,915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	661	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,231	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	556	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,141	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	379.22/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,385	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	454	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	642	383.51/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,462	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	674	376.41/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,537	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	408.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,981	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	1,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	415.96/cwt	400.00–431.50	2,383	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	402.49/cwt	386.00–414.00	2,709	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	618	376.25/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,325	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	369.17/cwt	367.00–374.00	2,429	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	415.66/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,390	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	499	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	791	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,405	9
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	335.10/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,765	13
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	786	346.21/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,721	147
Steers	Large 1	900–950	936	305.24/cwt	293.00–325.00	2,857	31

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 Sep 15, 2026

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Receipts 2,124Last week 1,470Year ago 3,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
9	750–800	774	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	396	465.00	465.00
23	400–450	412	447.50–474.00	457.76
41	450–500	485	400.00–420.00	408.48
54	500–550	519	395.00–402.50	396.92
11	550–600	551	393.00	393.00
88	600–650	629	370.00–384.00	379.22
48	650–700	658	367.00–374.00	369.17
11	800–850	801	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	732	344.00–360.00	353.53
147	750–800	786	330.00–349.00	346.21
50	800–850	822	317.00–320.00	318.35
15	850–900	897	305.00	305.00
13	950–1000	982	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	390.00	390.00
24	500–550	538	370.00–380.00	373.72
42	550–600	574	355.00–360.00	358.12
19	600–650	630	344.00–355.00	351.07
29	650–700	665	335.00–340.00	338.13
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	444	428.00	428.00
10	450–500	494	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	631	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	417	442.00–475.00	459.27
8	450–500	499	407.50	407.50
7	500–550	517	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	556	385.00	385.00
131	600–650	618	365.00–392.00	376.25
13	650–700	661	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	791	304.00	304.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	700–750	723	375.00–380.00	376.93
8	750–800	786	350.50	350.50
9	800–850	816	350.50	350.50
46	850–900	865	332.50–335.00	333.79
31	900–950	936	293.00–325.00	305.24
5	950–1000	985	275.00	275.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	721	335.00–360.00	347.12
13	800–850	825	334.00–336.00	335.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	512.50	512.50
9	450–500	453	505.00	505.00
37	500–550	523	430.00–455.00	446.55
104	550–600	573	400.00–431.50	415.96
52	600–650	624	395.00–400.00	399.33
138	650–700	673	386.00–414.00	402.49
5	700–750	746	340.00	340.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	444	360.00	360.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	499	460.00	460.00
7	550–600	579	380.00	380.00
30	650–700	675	372.00–387.50	379.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	519.00	519.00
6	400–450	434	440.00	440.00
15	450–500	454	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	544	425.00	425.00
24	550–600	575	410.00–417.50	415.66
43	600–650	642	370.00–387.00	383.51
70	650–700	674	370.00–391.00	376.41

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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