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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 2

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 745 vs last sale 1,130▼ 55 vs year ago 440 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 700▼ 265 vs year ago 800 · −33.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 10▲ 100 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 steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are trading with 70 cent to $1.25 higher in the front months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 89 cents to $366.82 on March 31. Thursday will be the last trade day for the week as the markets are off for Good Friday. Slaughter cows 4.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $553.41/cwt on 18 head, up $87.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 16 comparable sales and sits +89.12 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$553.41

▲ 87.32 vs prior sale

18 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+70.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	553.41	2,894	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

553.41

—

WA average1 barns · 18 hd

553.41

+0.00

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+70.23

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

+89.12

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $464.29 across 16 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	1,776	202.10	3,588	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	216.00	2,873	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,493	168.50	2,516	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,703	164.17	2,795	47
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,302	153.63	2,000	102

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,327	$4,346	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,318	$3,852	23

Every lot

32 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	553.41/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,894	18
Steers	750–800	Large 1	781	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,124	5
Steers	800–850	Large 1	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	6
Steers	850–900	Large 1	853	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,730	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,008	5
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,116	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,723	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,163	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,410	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,485	10
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	784	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,744	5
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	805	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,858	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 2-3	1,010	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,525	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	1250–1300	Large 2-3	1,256	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,952	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 3	1,411	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,808	6
Dairy Heifers	1500–1550	Large 3	1,532	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,681	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	234	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,712	209.33/cwt	207.50–214.50	3,584	10
Bulls	—	—	1,779	198.11/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,524	9
Bulls	—	—	1,883	181.00/cwt	172.50–192.50	3,408	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	2,165	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,503	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,330	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,873	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,493	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,516	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	144.09/cwt	139.50–148.50	1,702	45
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,284	152.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,952	19
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,454	165.75/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,410	38
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,699	162.89/cwt	162.50–163.00	2,768	19
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,705	165.04/cwt	163.50–167.00	2,814	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	3,851.97/head	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,852	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	4,346.27/head	4,200.00–4,425.00	4,346	32

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 1,130Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 700Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,454	163.00–167.50	165.75
45	—	1,181	139.50–148.50	144.09
19	—	1,284	150.00–160.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,705	163.50–167.00	165.04
19	—	1,699	162.50–163.00	162.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,779	195.00–203.00	198.11
10	—	1,712	207.50–214.50	209.33
2	—	1,883	172.50–192.50	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	208.00	208.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	523	545.00–570.00	553.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	781	400.00	400.00
6	800–850	815	330.00	330.00
6	850–900	853	320.00	320.00
5	1000–1050	1,011	297.50	297.50
5	1100–1150	1,116	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	840	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,010	250.00	250.00
5	1250–1300	1,256	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	1,425.00	1,425.00
6	500–550	534	405.00	405.00
10	700–750	731	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	626	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	784	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	805	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1400–1450	1,411	199.00	199.00
6	1500–1550	1,532	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	234	800.00	800.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,327	4,200.00–4,425.00	4,346.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,318	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,851.97

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.