Toppenish Livestock Auction market report — October 22, 2026

Toppenish, WA · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

570

Last week 304 (+266)
Last year 1,240

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$437.50 /cwt

$2,319 per head · 5 hd
vs last week −12.50

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$347.04 /cwt

$2,540 per head · 25 hd
vs last week −1.14

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.50 to $2.05 on the day, as traders squared up ahead of the Friday Cattle on Feed report. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.29 on October 19 to $342.16. Slaughter cows uneven beef type Boning cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Lean 4.00-7.00 higher. Dairy cows steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
500–599 lb	5	530 lb	$437.50	$2,319	−12.50	−7.50
600–699 lb	30	641 lb	$371.43	$2,382	−2.73	−9.37
700–799 lb	25	732 lb	$347.04	$2,540	−1.14	−28.46
800–899 lb	5	807 lb	$343.00	$2,768	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
400–499 lb	8	413 lb	$476.00	$1,966	+91.00	+61.00
500–599 lb	14	515 lb	$385.00	$1,983	+40.04	−16.68
600–699 lb	36	650 lb	$339.06	$2,202	−2.26	+0.31
700–799 lb	5	708 lb	$215.00	$1,522	—	—
800–899 lb	5	816 lb	$295.00	$2,407	−2.50	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	69	1,499 lb	$144.60	$140.00–$153.50
Boner 80-85%	Low	40	1,250 lb	$137.80	$135.00–$140.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	4	1,900 lb	$137.00	$137.00–$137.00
Lean 85-90%	High	6	1,000 lb	$201.00	$201.00–$201.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	44	1,344 lb	$152.82	$152.00–$157.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	30	1,200 lb	$149.08	$145.00–$152.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	4	1,200 lb	$126.00	$126.00–$126.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $429.65/cwt
4-week average: $435.02
13-week average: $423.49
4-week vs 13-week: +2.7%

52-wk low $367.50high $553.41

Sales in 9 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $351.34/cwt
4-week average: $359.18
13-week average: $347.31
4-week vs 13-week: +3.4%

52-wk low $310.22high $417.81

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $365.04/cwt
4-week average: $380.15
13-week average: $365.44
4-week vs 13-week: +4.0%

52-wk low $309.78high $503.06

Sales in 9 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Apr and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+0.5%	43%	7
Feb	+8.2%	100%	7
Mar	+5.4%	100%	7
Apr	+7.9%	100%	7
May	+5.7%	71%	7
Jun	+3.4%	71%	7
Jul	+2.7%	67%	6
Aug	−1.0%	40%	5
Sep	−1.8%	29%	7
Oct	−6.0%	14%	7
Nov	−9.1%	0%	7
Dec	−7.6%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Sep and Aug and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.1%	43%	7
Feb	+3.6%	100%	7
Mar	−1.3%	57%	7
Apr	+1.4%	71%	7
May	+0.7%	43%	7
Jun	+2.6%	86%	7
Jul	+1.4%	57%	7
Aug	+4.3%	83%	6
Sep	+6.3%	83%	6
Oct	−1.2%	29%	7
Nov	−5.8%	14%	7
Dec	−4.5%	14%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	570	$437.50	$347.04	$385.00
Thu Oct 15	398	$450.00	$348.18	$344.96
Thu Oct 8	662	$400.00	$358.54	$385.00
Thu Oct 1	679	$445.00	$349.13	$369.77
Thu Sep 24	680	—	$360.00	$357.50
Thu Sep 17	860	$384.00	$333.42	$367.73
Thu Sep 10	807	$395.00	$329.04	$310.20
Thu Sep 3	793	$420.00	$331.00	$309.78
Thu Aug 27	810	—	$328.16	—
Thu Aug 20	674	$431.54	$327.47	—
Thu Aug 13	1,757	—	$366.03	$405.00
Thu Aug 6	858	$402.46	—	—
Thu Jul 30	595	—	$330.00	—
Thu Jul 23	402	—	—	$411.14

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Oct 20, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,380	$429.32	$351.76	$362.97	Yes
Oct 13, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,897	$445.64	$365.75	$383.23	Yes
Oct 6, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,452	$444.07	$350.59	$398.23	Yes
Sep 29, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,723	$425.28	$377.48	$386.98	Yes
Sep 15, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	2,124	$423.99	$364.15	$396.26	Yes
Mar 3, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,470	$505.62	$384.98	$462.18	Yes
Feb 10, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	2,910	$504.50	$401.80	$446.93	Yes
Jan 13, 2026	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	2,360	$472.10	$389.70	$435.31	Yes
Dec 16, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,440	$435.22	$348.50	$393.62	Yes
Dec 2, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,110	$390.93	$338.84	$349.35	Yes
Nov 18, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	2,030	$404.01	$344.71	$345.55	Yes
Nov 4, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,850	$423.51	$350.79	$372.67	Yes
Oct 28, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,690	$420.82	$310.22	$356.06	Yes
Oct 21, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,360	$452.84	$365.58	$411.01	Yes
Oct 14, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,490	$472.23	$374.10	$416.67	Yes
Oct 7, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,950	$449.47	$376.85	$414.87	Yes
Sep 30, 2025	Special Feeder Cattle Auctionspecial	1,325	$454.58	$386.48	$411.67	Yes

Video sales

Toppenish Livestock Auction also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Toppenish Livestock Video Auction	Sep 24	440	—	—	—	15

Nearby barns this week

No other Washington barns reported in the last 7 days.

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	570	48	AMS_2132
Special Feeder Cattle Auction special	October 20, 2026	1,380	17	AMS_2230

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA” (AMS_2132); “Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA” (AMS_2230). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.