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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 31
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 370 vs last sale 700▼ 140 vs year ago 470 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 550 vs last sale 250▲ 200 vs year ago 600 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures collapsed further from the midday losses to close with nearby contracts down $7.57 to $8.37. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.98 to $335.01 on July 30. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with 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 $368.00/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −19.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$368.00
38 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+20.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506368.001,86238
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 sale38 hd
368.00
—
WA average1 barns · 38 hd
368.00
+0.00
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
+20.50
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−19.36
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—High1,888199.713,77014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,756166.422,9229thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,280161.282,06425
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,334159.712,13164
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,411154.642,183260
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,409149.372,104240

Every lot

27 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned398437.57/cwt420.00–455.001,74210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9439
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,08427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned541391.00/cwt377.50–400.002,11515
Steers700–750Large 1730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,33611
Steers800–850Large 1840285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3945
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8267
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,86238
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,1425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned660319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,10511
Heifers700–750Large 1714312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,22815
Heifers950–1000Large 1984255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5097
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Small 4716138.45/cwt138.00–139.0099111
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3943200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8866
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,049206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,1616
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,152204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,3508
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,886203.01/cwt202.50–205.003,8295
Bulls——1,889197.88/cwt196.00–200.003,7389
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160157.10/cwt154.00–159.001,82225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280161.28/cwt158.00–163.002,06425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,446161.38/cwt155.00–164.002,33439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,756166.42/cwt163.00–169.002,9229
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,357146.04/cwt142.00–149.001,982115
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360152.06/cwt149.00–154.002,068125
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,456152.43/cwt149.00–155.002,219125
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,459157.02/cwt154.00–159.002,291135

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.