Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2025-06-26

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 26
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,645 head
▲ 475 vs last sale 1,170▲ 405 vs year ago 1,240 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 650▲ 200 vs year ago 700 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago at the same market, stocker cattle less than 700 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher best demand for weaned calves, light to moderate demand for unweaned calves. Feeder cattle over 700 lbs. 1.00-9.00 lower. CME Feeder cattle futures saw 67 cent to $1 higher trade across most contracts on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 79 cents @ $311.39. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $352.92/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −111.37 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$352.92
61 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$55.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−16.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563375.792,11436
Small and Medium 1-2568320.001,81825
One grade step is worth $55.79/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale61 hd
352.92
—
WA average1 barns · 61 hd
352.92
+0.00
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−16.66
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
−111.37
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

16 sales
567500433366median 464.2903/1904/1605/2108/2010/08
Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $464.29 across 16 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—Average1,922188.663,62618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,636160.502,6265thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,366158.112,159160
CowsLean 85-90%High1,305158.032,063152
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,556155.622,421231
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,914151.302,89610
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,310148.491,945200

Every lot

67 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1851,397.79/head1,300.00–1,425.001,39831
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned357490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,74937
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned447425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,90036
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2466350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0306
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2534275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,46910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554378.43/cwt375.00–380.002,09716
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2591350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,06915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned593364.53/cwt360.00–369.002,16214
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615370.35/cwt355.00–380.002,27828
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,14210
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3646297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,91913
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2678319.27/cwt311.00–325.002,16512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688325.77/cwt320.00–340.002,24154
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3692275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,90312
Steers700–750Large 1707318.01/cwt290.00–326.002,24861
Steers700–750Large 1Unweaned742293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,17411
Steers750–800Large 1760291.29/cwt280.00–292.502,21454
Steers750–800Large 1-2796286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,27723
Steers800–850Large 1-2824265.32/cwt265.00–265.502,18642
Steers800–850Large 1835287.19/cwt280.50–290.002,39843
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1555
Steers850–900Large 1-2878231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,0289
Steers850–900Large 1894265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,36916
Steers950–1000Large 1959230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2067
Steers1100–1150Large 1-21,119212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,3786
Steers1300–1350Large 2-31,348155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0897
Steers1400–1450Large 1-21,440164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3625
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1521,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,35010
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2091,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,42519
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2811,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,41045
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned348419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,45837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned451390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,75919
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2527349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529358.68/cwt355.00–364.501,89727
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2566327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8547
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2-3574245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4067
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575342.82/cwt340.00–348.501,97130
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned617324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,99910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,05113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662320.28/cwt309.00–325.002,12079
Heifers700–750Large 1728292.74/cwt289.00–299.002,13141
Heifers750–800Large 1752278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,09115
Heifers750–800Large 1Unweaned755279.50/cwt279.50–279.502,11012
Heifers750–800Large 1-2784260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,03810
Heifers800–850Large 1821264.50/cwt264.50–264.502,17210
Heifers850–900Large 1892245.50/cwt245.50–245.502,19016
Heifers1300–1350Large 1-21,324159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,1125
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7769
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Small 4686132.50/cwt132.50–132.509095
Dairy Heifers850–900Small and Medium 2-3871215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8736
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,914183.34/cwt175.00–188.003,5097
Bulls——1,927192.05/cwt188.00–194.503,70111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,98912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,262153.18/cwt149.00–156.001,93365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313154.26/cwt150.00–157.002,02575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,360161.00/cwt156.00–164.502,19075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,412161.50/cwt157.00–164.502,28085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,636160.50/cwt160.50–160.502,6265
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,258145.51/cwt142.00–148.001,83195
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,357151.18/cwt148.00–153.502,052105
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435164.75/cwt164.75–164.752,36411
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,510151.95/cwt149.00–154.002,294105
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,609158.09/cwt154.00–161.002,544115
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,860145.50/cwt145.50–145.502,7066
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,996160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,1944

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.