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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Mar 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Feb 10Mar 3Sep 15 →

Receipts

1,470 head

▼ 1,440 vs last sale 2,910▲ 1,470 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale in Feb, stocker and feeder steers 2.00-7.00 lower. Heifers less than 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 6.00-14.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures were steady to 20 cents in the red on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $2.23 to $369.59 on March 2. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

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 $455.61/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +77.34 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$455.61

147 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$60.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

vs WA average

+34.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	462.18	2,525	131
Small and Medium 1-2	551	401.88	2,214	16thin

One grade step is worth $60.30/cwt here — about $312 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 sale147 hd

455.61

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WA average2 barns · 162 hd

448.18

+7.43

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+34.65

This barn, trailing median8 sales

378.27

+77.34

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

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.61, low $363.31, median $378.27 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,998	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	539.47/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,293	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,417	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	531.07/cwt	530.00–532.50	2,724	14
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	537	493.88/cwt	492.00–497.00	2,652	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,740	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	429.86/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,738	54
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	442.03/cwt	430.00–445.50	2,900	59
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	661	365.55/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,416	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,330	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1	737	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,837	117
Steers	750–800	Large 1	751	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,891	9
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	826	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,685	11
Steers	850–900	Large 1	854	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,904	61
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	880	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,816	9
Steers	900–950	Large 1	913	331.78/cwt	315.00–336.00	3,029	43
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,953	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,061	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,289	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,918	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,872	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	516.23/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,359	24
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	461	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,236	14
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	481.60/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,524	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	453.01/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,523	89
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	608	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,478	5
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 2-3	629	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,139	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	384.23/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,444	108
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	377.61/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,519	118
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	690	348.60/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,405	69
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	738	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,576	46
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	749	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,801	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,454	7
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	856	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,876	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,603	8
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	993	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,979	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,042	22
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,264	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	871	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,665	31
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	677	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,200	7

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Mar 3, 2026

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Receipts 1,470Last week 2,910Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	700–750	737	380.00–390.00	384.98
9	750–800	751	385.00	385.00
61	850–900	854	340.00	340.00
43	900–950	913	315.00–336.00	331.78
23	1050–1100	1,061	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	537	492.00–497.00	493.88
20	650–700	661	350.00–372.50	365.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	600.00	600.00
24	400–450	425	515.00–560.00	539.47
6	450–500	456	530.00	530.00
14	500–550	513	530.00–532.50	531.07
10	550–600	583	470.00	470.00
54	600–650	637	422.50–435.00	429.86
59	650–700	656	430.00–445.50	442.03
5	900–950	917	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	717	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	826	325.00	325.00
9	850–900	880	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	749	374.00	374.00
32	850–900	856	336.00	336.00
22	1000–1050	1,004	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	461	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	518	450.00	450.00
7	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	640	337.50	337.50
69	650–700	690	335.00–351.00	348.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	629	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	590.00	590.00
14	400–450	407	460.00	460.00
24	450–500	457	505.00–520.00	516.23
42	500–550	524	470.00–485.00	481.60
89	550–600	557	451.00–470.00	453.01
108	600–650	636	380.00–394.00	384.23
118	650–700	667	370.00–386.00	377.61
7	750–800	779	315.00	315.00
8	900–950	910	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	608	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	738	349.00	349.00
14	950–1000	993	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	740	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	850–900	871	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	677	325.00	325.00

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.