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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 16

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

477 head

▼ 694 vs last sale 1,171▲ 127 vs year ago 350 · +36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

635 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 689▼ 65 vs year ago 700 · −9.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 530 vs year ago 550 · −96.4%

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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 posted losses of $3.67 to $4.62 on Thursday, with April down 42 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $3.63 to $379.09 on April 15. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand especially for feeder type cows.

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 $351.18/cwt on 17 head, down $96.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −36.18 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$351.18

▼ 96.19 vs prior sale

17 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

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

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−76.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	410.00	2,358	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	563	310.00	1,745	10thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $612 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

351.18

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

351.18

+0.00

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−76.21

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−36.18

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	2,002	210.62	4,217	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	182.37	2,421	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,407	167.39	2,355	95
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,330	191.00	4,450	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,646	168.94	2,781	65
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,294	151.08	1,956	26

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,474	$4,375	5

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	552.54/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,730	10
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	551	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,535	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,841	10
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	455.86/cwt	452.00–457.50	2,895	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,845	12
Steers	700–750	Large 1	720	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,700	5
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	926	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,500	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,918	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,176	8
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	479	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,796	7
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	563	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,745	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,512	13
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2-3	671	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,013	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	7
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	721	318.36/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,295	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	843	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,855	5
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	913	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,283	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,050	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,415	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	231	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Small 4	894	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,386	8
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,039	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,442	5
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,299	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,754	7
Dairy Heifers	1550–1600	Large 3	1,586	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	2,799	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	184.68/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,053	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	229.89/cwt	227.50–232.00	4,168	2
Bulls	—	—	2,156	212.52/cwt	204.00–219.50	4,582	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,270	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,210	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,291	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,053	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	182.63/cwt	182.00–188.50	2,389	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	193.72/cwt	192.00–196.00	2,609	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,421	166.26/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,363	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,505	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,137	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,729	17
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	181.52/cwt	175.50–187.50	2,578	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,662	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,601	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,672	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	2,805	53
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,760	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,807	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,330	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	4,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,474	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	5

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 1,171Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 635Last week 689Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 550

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	175.50–187.50	181.52
4	—	1,760	159.50	159.50
53	—	1,672	167.50–168.00	167.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,210	140.00–145.00	142.92
5	—	1,662	156.50	156.50
4	—	1,194	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,421	163.00–168.00	166.26
5	—	1,291	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,308	182.00–188.50	182.63
6	—	1,482	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	192.00–196.00	193.72
4	—	1,270	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	180.00–189.00	184.68
2	—	1,813	227.50–232.00	229.89
7	—	2,156	204.00–219.50	212.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,330	191.00	191.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	551	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	494	540.00–565.00	552.54
10	550–600	557	510.00	510.00
17	600–650	635	452.00–457.50	455.86
12	650–700	694	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	926	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	720	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	375.00	375.00
10	550–600	563	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	671	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	510.00	510.00
8	450–500	458	475.00	475.00
7	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	628	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
5	800–850	843	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	721	310.00–327.00	318.36
5	900–950	913	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,050	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	150–200	190	1,800.00	1,800.00
5	200–250	231	1,900.00	1,900.00
4	300–350	321	2,150.00	2,150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	894	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,039	235.00	235.00
7	1250–1300	1,299	212.00	212.00
5	1550–1600	1,586	176.50	176.50

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,474	4,375.00	4,375.00

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.