Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-01-29

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 29
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 185 vs last sale 395▼ 65 vs year ago 275 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 1,100▲ 300 vs year ago 450 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down 72 cents to $1.10, as expiring January was up $1.07. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.70 to $366.69 on January 28. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −10.23 against this barn's trailing median of $345.23.
Average price
$335.00
9 head · 717 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−23.23 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1717335.002,4029thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
335.00
—
WA average1 barns · 9 hd
335.00
+0.00
National average52 barns · 5,917 hd
358.23
−23.23
This barn, trailing median13 sales
345.23
−10.23
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 700–800 lb

13 sales
394354313272median 345.2303/2604/1605/0706/2508/27
Heifers 700–800 lb: high $380.22, low $286.35, median $345.23 across 13 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—Average1,806177.283,20217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,381155.802,15237
Dairy Bulls—Average1,680179.003,0071thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,600162.062,593313
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,280141.191,807167

Every lot

28 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers700–750Large 1749380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,84611
Steers750–800Large 1770370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8499
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers700–750Large 1717335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4029
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open842301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,53439
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Small 4731165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2065
Dairy Heifers800–850Small 4838130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0896
Dairy Heifers850–900Small 4871186.77/cwt148.00–240.001,62712
Dairy Heifers950–1000Small 4995145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4437
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,000234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3407
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Small 41,036150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,5599
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,097230.55/cwt230.00–231.002,52911
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Small and Medium 41,200154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8489
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,216225.72/cwt220.00–232.752,74511
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,276188.66/cwt169.00–212.502,40713
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 31,337199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,6615
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,397196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,73810
Dairy Heifers1400–1450Large 31,400199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,7866
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1056
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,784177.89/cwt172.00–180.503,17416
Bulls——2,165167.50/cwt167.50–167.503,6261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381155.80/cwt152.00–158.002,15237
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095146.23/cwt145.00–149.501,60115
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,127126.23/cwt118.00–129.501,42329
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183136.29/cwt130.50–142.001,61263
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,431169.74/cwt167.00–172.002,429130
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,502152.31/cwt150.50–154.502,28860
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,720156.61/cwt153.50–158.502,694183
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,680179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,0071

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.