Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-04-23

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 23
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,175 head
▲ 698 vs last sale 477▼ 560 vs year ago 1,735 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
630 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 635▼ 120 vs year ago 750 · −16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder steers steady to firm. stocker heifers less than 700 lbs steady to weak. Feeder cattle futures were up 45 to 90 cents on Thursday, with front month April down 17 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $3.44 to $370.00 on April 22. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher. Best demand for turnout cows. Slaughter bulls weak. 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 $410.87/cwt on 83 head, up $59.69 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +23.51 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$410.87
▲ 59.69 vs prior sale
83 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,294
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$817
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$117.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−11.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559427.402,38961
Small and Medium 1-2572381.242,18017thin
Small and Medium 2-3507310.001,5725thin
One grade step is worth $117.40/cwt here — about $817 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 sale83 hd
410.87
—
WA average1 barns · 83 hd
410.87
+0.00
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−11.30
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
+23.51
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—Average1,951211.854,13412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,399182.522,55358
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,277175.492,24225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570175.002,7484thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,416187.042,648125
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,285173.902,235218

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$3,6506

Every lot

53 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-22071,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3464370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7175
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529541.73/cwt540.00–545.002,86620
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,87027
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2628438.12/cwt435.00–442.502,75112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629460.37/cwt449.00–480.002,89672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned641445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,85214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660436.27/cwt425.00–447.502,87916
Steers700–750Large 1715418.55/cwt409.00–423.002,99369
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7327
Steers700–750Large 1-2739370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,73411
Steers750–800Large 2-3767280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1485
Steers750–800Large 1781374.67/cwt357.50–390.002,92642
Steers800–850Large 1836357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,98512
Steers900–950Large 1-2924300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,77216
Steers950–1000Large 1Value Added955325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,1046
Steers1000–1050Large 11,030275.50/cwt275.50–275.502,8388
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned467440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0555
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2-3507310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,31023
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2526350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583416.74/cwt402.50–430.002,43038
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2591394.25/cwt393.50–395.002,33012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed606425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,57611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632391.82/cwt386.00–407.002,47675
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673371.13/cwt360.00–375.002,49867
Heifers700–750Large 2-3702295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0716
Heifers700–750Large 1-2706342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4188
Heifers700–750Large 1721367.21/cwt358.00–370.002,64883
Heifers750–800Large 1788325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,56112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0856
Heifers800–850Large 1-2829266.72/cwt265.00–270.002,21123
Heifers850–900Large 1854310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,64715
Heifers850–900Large 2-3888249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,2116
Heifers950–1000Large 2-3989257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,5475
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers950–1000Small 4970164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,59110
Dairy Heifers1500–1550Large 31,500189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,8355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,880224.45/cwt218.00–235.004,2203
Bulls——1,975207.65/cwt201.00–211.004,1019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,184165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9544
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,243145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8025
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,290185.85/cwt182.00–188.002,39712
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,313194.43/cwt190.00–197.002,55320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,376193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,6564
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,403178.22/cwt169.00–188.002,50031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,623167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,7197
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,204150.42/cwt140.00–158.501,81155
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300183.95/cwt180.00–187.002,391150
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,632120
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,455157.35/cwt156.00–158.502,28913
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,800164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,9525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29733,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6506

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.