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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 26

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 189▼ 5 vs year ago 140 · −3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

750 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 700▲ 50 vs year ago 700 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were $4.65 to $5.40 lower at the Thursday close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.62 to $373.17 on February 24. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits −12.03 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$375.33

15 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−55.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	415.00	2,092	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	534	330.00	1,762	7thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $329 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

375.33

—

WA average1 barns · 15 hd

375.33

+0.00

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−55.08

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−12.03

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $302.65, median $387.36 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,906	179.57	3,423	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	158.30	2,224	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	157.86	1,842	45
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,722	175.51	3,022	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,701	156.50	2,662	285
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,442	149.04	2,149	344

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,466	6
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	628	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,386	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,751	5
Steers	950–1000	Large 1Value Added	951	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,138	9
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,000	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,085	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,092	8
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	534	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,762	7
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 2-3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	11
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	768	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,400	7
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Small 4	969	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,638	7
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,014	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,332	5
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,221	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	2,805	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	193.39/cwt	188.50–195.50	3,481	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	171.27/cwt	166.00–179.00	3,374	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	157.86/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,842	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,224	55
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,134	123.68/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,403	46
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	138.28/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,735	20
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,324	148.36/cwt	144.00–151.50	1,964	30
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,528	154.70/cwt	153.00–156.50	2,364	248
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,697	156.76/cwt	153.50–159.00	2,660	277
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,841	147.58/cwt	145.50–149.75	2,717	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,722	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.50	3,022	3

This sale against other markets

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 Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Feb 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 189Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 750Last week 700Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	534	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	1,400.00	1,400.00
9	400–450	417	500.00	500.00
8	500–550	504	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	785	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	768	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
6	500–550	548	450.00	450.00
5	650–700	692	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	951	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,017	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	969	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,014	230.00	230.00
7	1200–1250	1,221	229.75	229.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,841	145.50–149.75	147.58
277	—	1,697	153.50–159.00	156.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,255	132.00–141.50	138.28
30	—	1,324	144.00–151.50	148.36
248	—	1,528	153.00–156.50	154.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,134	121.00–127.50	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,970	166.00–179.00	171.27
3	—	1,800	188.50–195.50	193.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,167	156.00–159.00	157.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,405	155.00–160.00	158.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	175.00–176.50	175.51

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.