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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 325▼ 127 vs year ago 509 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

860 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 685▼ 90 vs year ago 950 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were $3.55 to $5.27 lower on the session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 43 cents on September 16 to $343.17. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak. 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 $367.73/cwt on 37 head, up $65.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −19.63 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$367.73

▲ 65.08 vs prior sale

37 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.60

vs WA average

+13.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	367.73	1,997	37

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 sale37 hd

367.73

—

WA average2 barns · 184 hd

377.33

−9.60

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+13.42

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−19.63

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	1,808	176.76	3,195	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	152.81	1,933	161
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	150.95	1,694	84
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,608	150.47	2,420	97
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,478	133.53	1,973	38

Every lot

41 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,829	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,891	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,289	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	366.05/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,313	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	358.31/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,372	15
Steers	700–750	Large 1	716	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,417	7
Steers	750–800	Large 1	769	331.22/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,547	13
Steers	900–950	Large 1	904	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,825	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	367.73/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,997	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,160	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,262	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	973	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,092	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,530	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,061	5
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,198	8
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,221	172.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,104	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,665	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	878	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,923	5
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	984	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,155	7
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,193	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,458	11
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,247	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,407	6
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,418	7
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 3	1,391	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,420	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,530	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	186.35/cwt	182.50–189.50	3,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	168.36/cwt	165.50–169.50	2,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	3,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	178.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,416	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,492	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,101	153.56/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,691	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,742	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	145.78/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,742	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	145.81/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,744	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	156.05/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,024	110
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,347	117.94/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,589	16
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,500	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,303	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,589	151.12/cwt	147.50–158.00	2,401	89
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,594	142.32/cwt	140.50–144.50	2,269	17
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,821	143.26/cwt	142.00–144.50	2,609	8

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 325Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 860Last week 685Year ago 950

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,101	149.00–155.00	153.56
16	—	1,195	142.50–148.00	145.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,196	145.00–146.00	145.81
110	—	1,297	154.00–158.00	156.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,193	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,589	147.50–158.00	151.12
8	—	1,821	142.00–144.50	143.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	153.50	153.50
17	—	1,594	140.50–144.50	142.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,347	116.00–119.00	117.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	170.50	170.50
7	—	1,913	175.00–180.00	178.55
2	—	1,723	182.50–189.50	186.35
4	—	1,750	165.50–169.50	168.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	197.50	197.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	543	352.50–375.00	367.73
5	500–550	506	1,800.00	1,800.00
15	800–850	803	269.00	269.00
9	900–950	912	248.00	248.00
6	950–1000	992	255.00	255.00
5	1050–1100	1,099	187.50	187.50
8	1150–1200	1,188	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	973	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1200–1250	1,221	170.00–175.00	172.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	467	405.00	405.00
6	550–600	596	384.00	384.00
14	600–650	632	355.00–377.50	366.05
15	650–700	662	345.00–365.00	358.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	716	337.50	337.50
13	750–800	769	310.00–345.00	331.22
5	900–950	904	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	450–500	488	1,475.00	1,475.00
6	550–600	574	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	878	219.00	219.00
7	950–1000	984	219.00	219.00
11	1150–1200	1,193	206.00	206.00
6	1200–1250	1,247	193.00	193.00
7	1300–1350	1,300	186.00	186.00
10	1350–1400	1,391	174.00	174.00

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.