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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Sep 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Sep 15Sep 29Oct 6 →

Receipts

1,723 head

▼ 401 vs last sale 2,124▲ 398 vs year ago 1,325 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Carlot Feeder cattle sale and BBQ. Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker and feeder steers steady to 12.00 higher. Heifers uneven less than 550 lbs. steady, over 550 lbs. steady to 14.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures were $1.20 to $1.75 higher at the closing bell. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 2 cents lower on September 28 to $338.77. Trade very active with very 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 $422.91/cwt on 239 head, up $1.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −4.29 against this barn's trailing median of $427.19.

Average price

$422.91

▲ 1.69 vs prior sale

239 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$75.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs WA average

+8.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	425.17	2,406	226
Small and Medium 1-2	544	422.50	2,298	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	566	350.00	1,981	7thin

One grade step is worth $75.17/cwt here — about $425 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 sale239 hd

422.91

—

WA average2 barns · 265 hd

421.94

+0.96

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

+8.25

This barn, trailing median7 sales

427.19

−4.29

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $421.21, median $427.19 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,057	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	500.68/cwt	480.00–532.50	2,173	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,281	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	477.28/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,234	12
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	493	466.33/cwt	460.00–469.00	2,299	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	446.54/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,295	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	449.08/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,344	29
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	544	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,298	6
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	566	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,981	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	421.15/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,426	167
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	399.24/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,371	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	407.58/cwt	394.00–421.00	2,535	179
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	637	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,484	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	399.62/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,693	102
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	674	364.55/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,457	90
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	699	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,586	9
Steers	700–750	Large 1	732	385.31/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,820	50
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 1	747	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,652	13
Steers	750–800	Large 1	771	371.16/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,862	62
Steers	800–850	Large 1	806	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,821	7
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	986	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,919	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,032	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,055	12
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2-3	446	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,918	5
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	451	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,736	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	417.30/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,057	15
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	400.09/cwt	387.50–425.00	2,076	33
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	537	370.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,990	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	380.32/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,194	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,139	26
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	590	352.37/cwt	346.00–356.00	2,079	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	359.63/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,219	139
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	652	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,266	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	366.36/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,502	40
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	708	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,542	5
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	813	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,581	10
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	886	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,503	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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Sep 29, 2026

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

Receipts 1,723Last week 2,124Year ago 1,325

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	708	359.00	359.00
10	800–850	813	317.50	317.50
5	850–900	886	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	493	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	385.00	385.00
28	500–550	537	350.00–385.00	370.58
19	550–600	590	346.00–356.00	352.37
6	650–700	652	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	525.00	525.00
12	400–450	426	482.50	482.50
15	450–500	493	415.00–420.00	417.30
33	500–550	519	387.50–425.00	400.09
65	550–600	577	370.00–383.00	380.32
139	600–650	617	340.00–380.00	359.63
40	650–700	683	350.00–385.00	366.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	582	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	732	381.00–388.00	385.31
62	750–800	771	365.00–382.00	371.16
7	800–850	806	350.00	350.00
5	950–1000	986	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	493	460.00–469.00	466.33
6	500–550	544	422.50	422.50
9	600–650	637	390.00	390.00
90	650–700	674	325.00–380.00	364.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	747	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	470.00–485.00	477.28
16	500–550	514	445.00–447.50	446.54
14	550–600	594	395.00–405.00	399.24
9	650–700	699	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	540.00	540.00
21	400–450	434	480.00–532.50	500.68
12	450–500	454	502.50	502.50
29	500–550	522	440.00–465.00	449.08
167	550–600	576	400.00–432.50	421.15
179	600–650	622	394.00–421.00	407.58
102	650–700	674	390.00–412.50	399.62

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.