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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 1
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
470 head
▼ 665 vs last sale 1,135▲ 70 vs year ago 400 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
600 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 800▼ 500 vs year ago 1,100 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures were down $4.10 to $5.70 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 87 cents at $257.82 on July 31. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −125.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$262.00
5 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,355
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+3.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517262.001,3555thin
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 sale5 hd
262.00
—
WA average1 barns · 5 hd
262.00
+0.00
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+3.54
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−125.36
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
508435362289median 387.3603/1904/3006/1809/1010/22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,881177.803,34528
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,403154.132,162174
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,457146.122,12921
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,422147.352,095210
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,209141.981,717115

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,174$2,4007

Every lot

26 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316353.50/cwt353.50–353.501,11711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6629
Steers700–750Large 1744258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,92010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0358
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3555
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,39910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,53317
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3791213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6856
Heifers1050–1100Large 1-21,059167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7745
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Small 4698119.00/cwt119.00–119.008316
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 4794120.50/cwt120.50–120.5095710
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3974164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,6026
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,018162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,64911
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,100163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,7939
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5098
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,827172.01/cwt167.00–175.003,14311
Bulls——1,838187.61/cwt186.00–189.003,4482
Bulls——1,927180.73/cwt175.00–184.003,48315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,0544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359156.08/cwt154.00–159.002,12185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453151.73/cwt149.00–154.002,20585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,457146.12/cwt144.00–149.002,12921
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,209141.98/cwt140.00–145.001,717115
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413146.14/cwt143.00–148.002,065115
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,432148.81/cwt148.00–150.002,13195
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007

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.