Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-05-07

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 7
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▼ 423 vs last sale 785▼ 178 vs year ago 540 · −33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
617 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 804▼ 283 vs year ago 900 · −31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 35▲ 100 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 steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down $6.07 to $6.87 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $2.90 to $372.29 on May 5. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $375.02/cwt on 25 head, down $11.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +5.65 against this barn's trailing median of $369.37.
Average price
$375.02
▼ 11.41 vs prior sale
25 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$56.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−10.65 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2621386.282,40020
Small and Medium 1-2623330.002,0565thin
One grade step is worth $56.28/cwt here — about $344 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale25 hd
375.02
—
WA average1 barns · 25 hd
375.02
+0.00
National average175 barns · 9,670 hd
385.67
−10.65
This barn, trailing median18 sales
369.37
+5.65
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 600–700 lb

18 sales
423379334290median 369.3703/0504/2306/1108/2710/22
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $303.72, median $369.37 across 18 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—Average2,055202.474,16019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,188183.402,17832
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,373173.582,38457
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,418176.842,507199
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,645167.662,757213

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$3,54531
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,082$3,50010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)914$4,8007

Every lot

40 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
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,8726
Steers700–750Large 1700421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,94713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5455
Steers750–800Large 1777398.32/cwt393.00–410.003,09519
Steers950–1000Large 1981313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,0715
Steers1000–1050Large 11,023309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,1615
Steers1050–1100Large 11,067285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3498440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1917
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609398.37/cwt396.00–401.002,42615
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2623330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0565
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3035
Heifers700–750Large 1736331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4366
Heifers750–800Large 1789347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7428
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,5008
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,098205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2515
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2-3927311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8835
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2-3989299.50/cwt299.50–299.502,9625
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 2-3822319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6226
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Large 2-3941305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8705
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,935221.34/cwt219.00–226.004,2834
Bulls——1,976191.26/cwt175.00–197.503,7797
Bulls——2,183202.85/cwt200.00–207.004,4288
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed977217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1206
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,133172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155165.19/cwt160.00–170.001,9088
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,312182.53/cwt179.50–184.002,39514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329179.18/cwt176.00–183.002,38135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418166.14/cwt164.00–168.002,35618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,561158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4664
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7665
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,238140.17/cwt140.00–140.501,73514
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,392182.03/cwt179.50–184.002,53496
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,482136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0165
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,492178.51/cwt167.50–179.002,66384
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,571174.80/cwt170.00–181.502,746109
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,734161.40/cwt161.00–162.002,79999
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39144,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8007
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29713,544.50/head3,475.00–3,575.003,54531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0823,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50010

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.