Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Carlot Feeder cattle sale and BBQ. Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker and feeder steers steady to 12.00 higher. Heifers uneven less than 550 lbs. steady, over 550 lbs. steady to 14.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures were $1.20 to $1.75 higher at the closing bell. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 2 cents lower on September 28 to $338.77. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.91/cwt on 239 head, up $1.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −35.74 against this barn's trailing median of $458.65.

Average price

$422.91

▲ 1.69 vs prior sale

239 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$75.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs WA average

+7.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	425.17	2,406	226
Small and Medium 1-2	544	422.50	2,298	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	566	350.00	1,981	7thin

One grade step is worth $75.17/cwt here — about $425 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $421.21, median $458.65 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 sale239 hd

422.91

—

WA average2 barns · 265 hd

421.94

+0.96

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

+7.93

This barn, trailing median4 sales

458.65

−35.74

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

38 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	700–750	708	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,542	5
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	886	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,503	5
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	813	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,581	10
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	986	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,919	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	771	371.16/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,862	62
Steers	Large 1	800–850	806	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,821	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	446	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	451	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,736	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	352.37/cwt	346.00–356.00	2,079	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	652	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,266	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	493	466.33/cwt	460.00–469.00	2,299	17
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	566	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,981	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	544	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	400.09/cwt	387.50–425.00	2,076	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	366.36/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,502	40
Steers	Small and Medium 1	700–750	747	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,652	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	537	370.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,990	28
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	637	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,484	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	674	364.55/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,457	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,139	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	446.54/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,295	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	500.68/cwt	480.00–532.50	2,173	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	399.62/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,693	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	407.58/cwt	394.00–421.00	2,535	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	399.24/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,371	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	699	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,055	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	417.30/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,057	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	477.28/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,234	12
Steers	Large 1	700–750	732	385.31/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,820	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	359.63/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,219	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	449.08/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,344	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	421.15/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,426	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	380.32/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,194	65

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 29, 2026

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	708	359.00	359.00
10	800–850	813	317.50	317.50
5	850–900	886	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	385.00	385.00
28	500–550	537	350.00–385.00	370.58
19	550–600	590	346.00–356.00	352.37
6	650–700	652	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	525.00	525.00
12	400–450	426	482.50	482.50
15	450–500	493	415.00–420.00	417.30
33	500–550	519	387.50–425.00	400.09
65	550–600	577	370.00–383.00	380.32
139	600–650	617	340.00–380.00	359.63
40	650–700	683	350.00–385.00	366.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	582	367.50	367.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	732	381.00–388.00	385.31
62	750–800	771	365.00–382.00	371.16
7	800–850	806	350.00	350.00
5	950–1000	986	296.00	296.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	493	460.00–469.00	466.33
6	500–550	544	422.50	422.50
9	600–650	637	390.00	390.00
90	650–700	674	325.00–380.00	364.55
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	747	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	470.00–485.00	477.28
16	500–550	514	445.00–447.50	446.54
14	550–600	594	395.00–405.00	399.24
9	650–700	699	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	540.00	540.00
21	400–450	434	480.00–532.50	500.68
12	450–500	454	502.50	502.50
29	500–550	522	440.00–465.00	449.08
167	550–600	576	400.00–432.50	421.15
179	600–650	622	394.00–421.00	407.58
102	650–700	674	390.00–412.50	399.62

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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