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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 26

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,130 head

▲ 820 vs last sale 310▲ 670 vs year ago 460 · +145.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 740▼ 100 vs year ago 800 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 60▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. A good supply of fall and wintered calves on hand today. Feeder cattle futures are up 20 cents to $1.42 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 19 cents to $361.78 on March 24. Slaughter cows steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. 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 $424.76/cwt on 216 head, up $58.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +37.40 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$424.76

▲ 58.75 vs prior sale

216 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs WA average

−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	435.40	2,438	150
Small and Medium 1-2	555	400.60	2,223	66

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $215 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 sale216 hd

424.76

—

WA average1 barns · 216 hd

424.76

−0.00

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−0.43

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

+37.40

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	—	Average	2,017	187.61	3,785	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	211.00	2,294	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,447	155.73	2,254	53
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,783	153.46	2,736	249
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	147.75	1,891	297

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$4,000	6

Every lot

50 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,358	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	553.05/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,378	24
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	443	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,259	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	536.97/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,620	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	501	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,555	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	474.35/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,552	30
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	572	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,460	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	443.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,565	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	478.31/cwt	461.00–507.50	2,779	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	433.08/cwt	418.00–449.00	2,737	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	458.94/cwt	456.00–480.00	2,914	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	440.77/cwt	439.00–447.00	2,949	22
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	669	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,509	11
Steers	750–800	Large 1	753	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,944	8
Steers	850–900	Large 1Value Added	873	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,056	6
Steers	850–900	Large 1	881	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,797	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,960	5
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 2-3	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,205	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	481.92/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,265	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,232	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	461.25/cwt	455.00–466.00	2,431	61
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	539	426.61/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,299	37
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	9
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	577	375.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,165	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	416.46/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,453	81
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	611	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,139	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	377.72/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,342	23
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	740	355.69/cwt	353.50–360.00	2,632	33
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	791	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,681	14
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	892	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,498	22
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,027	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,362	5
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,135	228.50/cwt	227.50–229.00	2,593	15
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,200	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,592	5
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,431	11
Dairy Heifers	1500–1550	Large 3	1,532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,742	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	161.67/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	201.54/cwt	200.00–202.50	3,753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,951	181.18/cwt	175.00–189.00	3,535	7
Bulls	—	—	2,214	195.49/cwt	194.00–199.00	4,328	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,087	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,294	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	152.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,106	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	158.51/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,389	28
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,021	127.24/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,299	50
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	138.42/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,567	76
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	149.15/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,955	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,427	158.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,260	162
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,780	156.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,777	177
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,790	147.17/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,634	72
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	6

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 Mar 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 310Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 740Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,214	194.00–199.00	195.49
7	—	1,951	175.00–189.00	181.18
2	—	1,795	159.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	1,862	200.00–202.50	201.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,790	147.00–149.00	147.17
177	—	1,780	153.00–159.00	156.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,427	155.00–162.00	158.38
76	—	1,132	134.00–145.00	138.42
9	—	1,311	148.00–150.00	149.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,021	119.00–131.00	127.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,380	150.00–156.00	152.61
28	—	1,507	156.00–161.00	158.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	211.00	211.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	753	391.00	391.00
6	850–900	881	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	669	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	510.00	510.00
12	550–600	572	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	670.00	670.00
24	400–450	430	545.00–560.00	553.05
26	450–500	488	530.00–550.00	536.97
30	500–550	538	465.00–490.00	474.35
41	550–600	581	461.00–507.50	478.31
39	600–650	635	456.00–480.00	458.94
22	650–700	669	439.00–447.00	440.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	501	510.00	510.00
29	550–600	579	440.00–450.00	443.08
28	600–650	632	418.00–449.00	433.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	873	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	740	353.50–360.00	355.69
14	750–800	791	339.00	339.00
22	850–900	892	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	539	420.00–441.00	426.61
20	550–600	577	360.00–385.00	375.24
7	600–650	611	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	441	500.00	500.00
47	450–500	470	460.00–490.00	481.92
61	500–550	527	455.00–466.00	461.25
81	550–600	589	410.00–442.50	416.46
23	600–650	620	360.00–382.50	377.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,027	230.00	230.00
15	1100–1150	1,135	227.50–229.00	228.50
5	1200–1250	1,200	216.00	216.00
11	1300–1350	1,300	187.00	187.00
8	1500–1550	1,532	179.00	179.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,485	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.