Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-05-14

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 14
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
▲ 736 vs last sale 362▲ 783 vs year ago 315 · +248.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
838 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 617▲ 38 vs year ago 800 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 100▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm on an increase in the offerings and quality. Feeder cattle futures posted $1.20 to $2.92 losses on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 9 cents to $373.23 on May 13. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Best demand for turnout feeder cows. Slaughter bulls firm. 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 $526.30/cwt on 62 head, up $23.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 16 comparable sales and sits +62.01 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$526.30
▲ 23.83 vs prior sale
62 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+52.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542526.302,85162
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale62 hd
526.30
—
WA average1 barns · 62 hd
526.30
+0.00
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
+52.60
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
+62.01
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

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—High1,909213.614,07814
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,145190.972,187126
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286187.532,412145
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,784166.892,97785
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,455165.822,41335

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$3,6255

Every lot

60 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 2-3Unweaned391525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,05311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,70120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned478530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,53323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514556.52/cwt556.00–557.502,86121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556510.82/cwt497.00–519.002,84041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604496.47/cwt492.50–499.002,99913
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2624442.91/cwt420.00–455.002,76453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672442.94/cwt436.00–451.002,97760
Steers700–750Large 1736418.98/cwt416.00–437.003,08442
Steers750–800Large 1770407.66/cwt399.00–414.003,13919
Steers750–800Large 1-2773366.63/cwt360.00–385.002,83438
Steers800–850Large 1-2830317.01/cwt300.00–350.002,63120
Steers800–850Large 1843367.50/cwt367.50–367.503,09812
Steers850–900Large 1860359.00/cwt359.00–359.003,08730
Steers900–950Large 1918329.50/cwt320.00–345.003,02521
Steers1100–1150Large 1-21,124293.00/cwt293.00–293.003,29314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-23201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2689
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned446480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,14115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,45010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511503.06/cwt490.00–510.002,57122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned519487.21/cwt430.00–497.502,52933
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2613429.31/cwt429.00–430.002,63226
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620450.44/cwt449.00–451.002,79318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686382.38/cwt374.00–387.002,62348
Heifers700–750Large 1727383.36/cwt377.75–389.002,78748
Heifers700–750Large 1-2744367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,7309
Heifers750–800Large 1765376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,87611
Heifers750–800Large 1-2794335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6606
Heifers800–850Large 1831328.33/cwt315.00–338.002,72824
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2892327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,9217
Heifers900–950Large 1901332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,9915
Heifers1050–1100Large 11,051289.00/cwt289.00–289.003,03711
Heifers1050–1100Large 3-41,060217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,3005
Heifers1150–1200Large 3-41,189245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,9136
Heifers1250–1300Large 2-31,273250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,1834
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7965
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 4781170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3285
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,363206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,8086
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Small and Medium 3-4529210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,792207.46/cwt200.00–214.003,7188
Bulls——1,998227.56/cwt223.00–233.504,5475
Bulls——2,400193.00/cwt193.00–193.004,6321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,025180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,84510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8246
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,122202.64/cwt194.00–214.002,27424
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,178192.88/cwt184.00–198.002,27280
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,199191.79/cwt187.00–197.002,30069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,9747
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,291199.25/cwt194.00–200.502,57229
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,300178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470175.37/cwt174.00–179.002,57835
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,316176.77/cwt174.50–179.502,32615
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,513152.64/cwt151.00–155.002,30912
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,629165.04/cwt162.50–167.502,6898
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,758169.66/cwt167.75–174.002,98355
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,824163.27/cwt160.00–164.752,97824
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,861156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,9036
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3223,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6255

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.