Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2025-09-04

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 4
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 335▼ 580 vs year ago 960 · −60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
650 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 815▼ 190 vs year ago 840 · −22.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conficts the last 2 weeks and market not reported. CME feeder cattle futures were down $2.25 to $3 on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $4.08 at $361.35 on September 3. Trade very 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 $381.23/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits −6.13 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$381.23
14 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+9.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583381.232,22314thin
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 sale14 hd
381.23
—
WA average1 barns · 14 hd
381.23
+0.00
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
+9.72
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−6.13
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—High1,927184.613,5584thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,285165.072,12198
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,059160.681,70256
Dairy Bulls—Low1,395181.002,5251thin
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,896167.003,1666thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,581157.262,486114
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,407137.871,940156

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1538
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2-3445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007126
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3055
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned639379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,4227
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6089
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-22621,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3006
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2-3492170.00/cwt170.00–170.008366
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583381.23/cwt380.00–382.502,22314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3495
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679353.13/cwt350.00–355.002,39813
Heifers750–800Large 1770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4266
Heifers850–900Large 1851291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4768
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls50–100Small 494150.00/head150.00–150.001505
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3878239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0986
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 3-41,090205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2355
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,176225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6465
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,231219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,6967
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,250216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,7005
Dairy Heifers1400–1450Large 31,400205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,8706
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,923177.14/cwt171.00–180.003,4063
Bulls——1,940207.00/cwt207.00–207.004,0161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016158.16/cwt153.00–162.001,60738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151166.00/cwt162.00–168.501,91118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260160.97/cwt158.00–163.002,02843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275173.00/cwt172.50–173.502,2068
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310167.47/cwt163.00–170.502,19447
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,105106.23/cwt95.00–117.501,17433
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295125.05/cwt120.00–128.001,61923
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,299133.99/cwt133.00–135.001,74112
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500154.53/cwt150.00–158.002,31866
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,543161.11/cwt158.00–163.502,48647
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,590145.01/cwt139.50–150.002,30641
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,692161.01/cwt158.50–163.502,72448
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,896167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,1666
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——Light Weight1,395181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,5251

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.