Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

1,092 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (274)

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.00/cwt ≈ $1,852/hd at 588 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $389.64/cwt -55.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 482 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $303.36/cwt ≈ $1,581/hd at 521 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,092	1,424	1,030
Feeder cattle	239	614	380
Slaughter cattle	793	810	650
Replacement cattle	60	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures closed mixed, with front months down 17 cents to $1.37 and deferreds 5 to 25 cents higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 4 cents on September 1 to $329.18. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with very good demand.

↕ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle futures closed mixed
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls weak in a light test
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–491	482	14	375.00–410.00	$389.64	$1,878	-55.36
522	522	5	420.00	$420.00	$2,192	—
623	623	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,056	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
749	749	10	331.00	$331.00	$2,479	—

Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
378	378	8	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,113	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–542	521	13	300.00–307.00	$303.36	$1,581	—
588	588	16	315.00	$315.00	$1,852	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	5	225.00	$225.00	$950	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
914	914	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,508	—
966	966	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143–1265	1221	85-90%	24	166.00–168.50	$167.52	$2,045	+28.61
1183–1439	1265	85-90%	20	154.00–161.00	$158.01	$1,999	—
1240–1459	1313	85-90%	12	162.50–169.00	$166.59	$2,187	—
1286–1343	1324	85-90%	12	152.50–154.50	$153.15	$2,028	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1466	1330	80-85%	15	164.00–168.00	$166.65	$2,216	—
1600	1600	80-85%	5	157.00	$157.00	$2,512	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2060	1595	15	181.50–198.50	$188.25	$3,003	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1568–1870	1669	4	203.00–207.00	$205.30	$3,426	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
831	831	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
966	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	3,200.00	$3,200.00
971–1017	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	3,500.00–3,725.00	$3,585.48

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1448	1240	85-90%	44	133.00–139.50	$136.85	$1,697	—
1170–1879	1535	80-85%	15	141.50–149.50	$144.89	$2,224	—
1457–1700	1612	85-90%	12	147.50–149.50	$148.72	$2,397	—
1500–1764	1617	85-90%	9	153.50–155.50	$154.47	$2,498	—
1663–1814	1759	80-85%	17	160.50–166.50	$164.73	$2,898	—
1735–1881	1811	80-85%	22	153.00–157.50	$155.34	$2,813	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1281	1281	5	186.00	$186.00	$2,383	—

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Price trend

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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