Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2025-02-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 20
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 200▼ 25 vs year ago 325 · −7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 600▲ 0 vs year ago 700 · +0.0%
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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 are collapsing, down $2.70 to $3.10. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was at $278.51 on February 18, up another 52 cents. Dairy slaughter cows uneven, Boners steady to firm, Lean 5.00-6.00 lower. 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 $300.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −87.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$300.00
7 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+2.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541300.001,6237thin
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 sale7 hd
300.00
—
WA average1 barns · 7 hd
300.00
+0.00
National average119 barns · 5,510 hd
297.83
+2.17
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−87.36
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—Average2,069169.793,51313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,417153.822,18018
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,612150.032,418260
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,340139.451,868240

Every lot

16 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
Steers700–750Large 1727279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,0285
Steers1050–1100Large 11,095211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,3106
Steers1250–1300Large 11,271195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,4785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4286
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6237
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5866
Heifers1050–1100Large 11,083182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9765
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 2-3889211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,88015
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2-3947205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,94115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,950163.54/cwt156.00–170.003,1896
Bulls——2,171175.14/cwt170.00–178.503,8027
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,417153.82/cwt151.00–157.002,18018
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,313135.72/cwt130.00–139.001,782115
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,364142.89/cwt139.00–145.001,949125
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,563153.41/cwt149.00–156.002,398135
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,664146.38/cwt142.00–149.002,436125

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.