Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-03-19

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 19
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 240▼ 50 vs year ago 360 · −13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
740 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 550▼ 60 vs year ago 800 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 60▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a ligh test. Feeder cattle futures were under pressure, with contracts down $3.45 to $6.45 across the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $2.37 to $360.96 on March 18. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaugher bulls steady in a light test. Trade active with 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 $413.38/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −50.91 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$413.38
17 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,359
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$805
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$117.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−58.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589482.502,8427thin
Small and Medium 1-2558365.002,03710thin
One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $805 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd
413.38
—
WA average1 barns · 17 hd
413.38
+0.00
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
−58.74
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
−50.91
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—Average1,810193.713,50515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,276174.832,23212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,442173.642,50511
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,727159.052,747295
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,380150.912,082256

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)884$3,72510
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,4755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,072$3,97514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,241$3,5005

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2558365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,03710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,8427
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7885
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,8865
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3692330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2846
Steers700–750Large 1745382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,8505
Steers750–800Large 2-3750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3636
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527366.01/cwt355.00–385.001,92925
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2649340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2075
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3335
Bulls700–750Large 1-2711340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4175
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 4779155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,20713
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3906233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1118
Dairy Heifers950–1000Small 4953160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5255
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,056231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4397
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,233226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,7877
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,276216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,75612
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 2-31,040269.26/cwt267.50–271.002,80010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,717193.02/cwt187.00–198.003,3148
Bulls——Return to Feed1,819204.74/cwt203.00–208.003,7243
Bulls——1,870206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,8521
Bulls——2,027180.40/cwt178.00–182.503,6573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,271164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0847
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,284190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4405
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,442170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4516
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,443178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5695
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,180131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5466
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,199139.39/cwt136.50–142.501,67171
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,212146.25/cwt144.50–149.001,77334
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8468
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,516158.47/cwt154.00–159.002,402145
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,698154.94/cwt153.00–155.002,631129
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,773163.26/cwt155.00–164.002,895158
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0723,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,97514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2413,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28843,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,72510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 39402,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4755

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.