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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 21

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▼ 683 vs last sale 1,098▼ 55 vs year ago 470 · −11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

515 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 838▼ 135 vs year ago 650 · −20.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.60 in the expiring May contract, with the rest of the board down $8.75 to the $9.25 limit. Feeders will have expanded limits of $13.75 on Friday, with expanded live cattle limits of $10.75. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.72 to $370.72 on May 20. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 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 $481.85/cwt on 38 head, down $44.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 16 comparable sales and sits +17.55 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$481.85

▼ 44.45 vs prior sale

38 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$76.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+7.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	493.91	2,612	32
Small and Medium 2-3	568	417.50	2,371	6thin

One grade step is worth $76.41/cwt here — about $241 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 sale38 hd

481.85

—

WA average1 barns · 38 hd

481.85

+0.00

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+7.37

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

+17.55

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	—	High	1,997	222.56	4,445	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,427	188.18	2,686	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,486	188.12	2,796	99
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,766	174.16	3,075	73
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,295	168.69	2,184	79

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$3,150	5

Every lot

34 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	496.26/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,496	20
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	568	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,371	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,803	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,959	7
Steers	700–750	Large 1	725	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,791	8
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	892	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,408	5
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,032	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,101	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	390.68/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,313	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,206	5
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	812	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,582	21
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,241	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,730	6
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,261	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	3,071	7
Heifers	1350–1400	Large 1-2	1,358	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,015	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,187	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,184	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,782	4
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,288	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,731	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 2-3	803	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,570	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,939	213.90/cwt	200.00–227.00	4,148	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	231.22/cwt	228.00–237.50	4,752	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,170	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,317	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,337	193.96/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,593	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,485	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,443	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,720	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	190.51/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,831	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,511	186.76/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,822	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,550	182.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,828	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,582	178.26/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,820	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	923	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,145	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	177.50/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,323	55
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	154.93/cwt	152.00–159.50	2,093	19
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,754	175.84/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,084	65
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,859	160.48/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,983	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 1,098Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 515Last week 838Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,309	174.00–180.00	177.50
19	—	1,351	152.00–159.50	154.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,859	158.00–163.00	160.48
65	—	1,754	173.00–180.00	175.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,511	185.00–188.00	186.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,337	193.00–195.00	193.96
11	—	1,582	176.00–182.00	178.26
19	—	1,550	180.00–190.00	182.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,486	189.00–191.00	190.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	188.50	188.50
15	—	1,170	198.00	198.00
6	—	1,428	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,055	228.00–237.50	231.22
5	—	1,939	200.00–227.00	213.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	503	495.00–500.00	496.26
12	550–600	572	490.00	490.00
7	600–650	610	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	892	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	725	385.00	385.00
20	1000–1050	1,014	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	435.00	435.00
12	550–600	592	370.00–405.00	390.68
5	650–700	698	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1200–1250	1,241	220.00	220.00
4	1350–1400	1,358	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	812	318.00	318.00
7	1250–1300	1,261	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,184	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1250–1300	1,288	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	803	320.00	320.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,275	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.