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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 1

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 376▼ 96 vs year ago 636 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

610 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 680▼ 490 vs year ago 1,100 · −44.5%

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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 gains of $1.10 to $1.60 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 26 cents higher on September 28 to $338.03. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. As the need for feeding type cows has ended for the time being. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 higher. Trade moderate to active with moderate to 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 $369.77/cwt on 25 head, down $3.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −17.59 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$369.77

▼ 3.12 vs prior sale

25 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.73

vs WA average

+17.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	369.77	1,987	25

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 sale25 hd

369.77

—

WA average2 barns · 196 hd

376.50

−6.73

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

+17.11

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−17.59

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	1,968	182.41	3,590	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,763	160.00	2,821	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,228	149.95	1,842	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,424	145.47	2,072	137
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,865	182.50	3,404	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,667	147.12	2,452	77
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,296	137.62	1,783	105

Every lot

33 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	263	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	2,040.00/head	2,040.00–2,040.00	2,040	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,466	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1	713	354.67/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,529	27
Steers	750–800	Large 1	754	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,507	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	269	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,840	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	372.86/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,958	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,074	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,165	28
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,088	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,339	5
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,130	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,249	5
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,272	198.93/cwt	198.00–199.50	2,530	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,944	184.87/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,594	12
Bulls	—	—	2,041	175.03/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,572	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,405	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,100	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,419	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	152.34/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,894	111
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,717	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	147.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,010	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	143.73/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,132	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,821	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,267	125.57/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,591	18
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	140.63/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,810	75
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,294	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,831	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,442	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,940	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,667	147.12/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,452	77
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,865	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	3,404	1

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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 376Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 610Last week 680Year ago 1,100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,287	139.00–142.00	140.63
4	—	1,294	141.50	141.50
8	—	1,442	134.00–135.00	134.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,667	144.00–151.00	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,267	120.00–132.00	125.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,483	139.00–144.00	143.73
69	—	1,366	147.00–150.00	147.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,100	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,243	149.00–155.00	152.34
6	—	1,249	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,011	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,944	179.00–190.00	184.87
4	—	2,041	172.00–177.00	175.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	182.50	182.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	311	1,660.00	1,660.00
9	450–500	494	372.50	372.50
19	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	372.86
6	550–600	576	360.00	360.00
28	600–650	635	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
9	250–300	269	1,435.00	1,435.00
15	400–450	429	1,925.00	1,925.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	2,040.00	2,040.00
5	400–450	415	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	545	445.00	445.00
7	600–650	627	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	671	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
11	250–300	263	1,700.00	1,700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	713	340.00–359.00	354.67
9	750–800	754	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,088	215.00	215.00
5	1100–1150	1,130	199.00	199.00
16	1250–1300	1,272	198.00–199.50	198.93

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.