Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-04-09

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,171 head
▲ 786 vs last sale 385▲ 971 vs year ago 200 · +485.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
689 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 535▼ 111 vs year ago 800 · −13.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm on increased quanity and quality of offerings this week. Feeder cattle futures found strength into Thursday's close, with gains of $1.85 to $2.60 across the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 45 cents to $364.10 on April 8. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Trade 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 $447.37/cwt on 125 head, up $22.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +60.01 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$447.37
▲ 22.61 vs prior sale
125 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$18.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+19.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571449.762,567109
Small and Medium 1-2555431.062,39316thin
One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale125 hd
447.37
—
WA average1 barns · 125 hd
447.37
+0.00
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
+19.01
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
+60.01
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—Low1,841205.693,78729
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,858190.003,5304thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,149178.292,04885
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,426177.562,531127
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,655165.782,744176
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,486157.212,337105

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,3008
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430577.50/cwt577.50–577.502,4838
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2482550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,6518
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484574.99/cwt570.00–580.002,78314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,87011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566496.06/cwt495.00–500.002,80824
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2593445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6398
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625468.00/cwt468.00–468.002,9258
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,8528
Steers700–750Large 1Value Added707415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,9346
Steers700–750Large 1720379.56/cwt377.50–386.002,73336
Steers750–800Large 1767378.78/cwt370.00–394.752,90540
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,8587
Steers800–850Large 1818357.32/cwt340.00–362.002,92324
Steers850–900Large 1855351.16/cwt350.00–352.003,00212
Steers900–950Large 1937348.00/cwt348.00–348.003,26111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419518.47/cwt515.00–520.002,17217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480492.94/cwt475.00–515.002,36627
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2514435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2367
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538460.21/cwt435.00–470.002,47636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587444.61/cwt441.00–450.002,61073
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2587428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,5129
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2618370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629406.65/cwt401.50–418.002,55855
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660390.51/cwt389.00–396.002,57777
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2677321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1738
Heifers700–750Large 1716377.17/cwt355.00–385.002,701105
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742346.13/cwt344.00–350.002,56834
Heifers750–800Large 1758346.44/cwt342.00–357.502,62621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774334.23/cwt334.00–335.002,58725
Heifers800–850Large 1819355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,90736
Heifers850–900Large 1856306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6196
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,008303.00/cwt303.00–303.003,0546
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2895
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,52312
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3491155.00/cwt155.00–155.007615
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 4778170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3238
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,100230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5305
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,200230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,7605
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,290206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,6575
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 3-41,346184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,4775
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,358197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,6825
Dairy Heifers1500–1550Large 31,500172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,5805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,614214.96/cwt212.00–219.003,4698
Bulls——1,869189.43/cwt185.00–195.003,5405
Bulls——1,946206.14/cwt196.00–210.004,01116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,121179.65/cwt179.00–185.002,01455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200175.79/cwt172.00–179.002,10930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318176.27/cwt160.00–178.002,32360
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,522178.71/cwt178.00–184.002,72067
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,858190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,5304
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,072135.74/cwt134.00–137.001,45511
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260142.80/cwt141.00–146.001,79917
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,446160.72/cwt156.00–163.002,32432
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,487163.74/cwt160.00–167.002,43575
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,702165.41/cwt163.00–168.002,81545
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,780167.30/cwt167.00–168.002,978101

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.