Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-05-28

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 28
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 415▼ 115 vs year ago 350 · −32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
775 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 515▼ 75 vs year ago 850 · −8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures posted 82 cent to $1.60 losses across the front months on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.37 on May 27 to $369.63. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00-11.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $304.00/cwt on 7 head, down $14.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −10.96 against this barn's trailing median of $314.96.
Average price
$304.00
▼ 14.00 vs prior sale
7 head · 861 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−29.57 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1861304.002,6177thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
304.00
—
WA average1 barns · 7 hd
304.00
+0.00
National average69 barns · 3,508 hd
333.57
−29.57
This barn, trailing median13 sales
314.96
−10.96
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 800–900 lb

13 sales
364321279236median 314.9603/2604/3006/0408/2010/08
Heifers 800–900 lb: high $350.00, low $250.00, median $314.96 across 13 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—Average1,926228.484,40111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,282191.612,45612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,449184.162,668200
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,827170.003,1064thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,808216.443,9132thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,791173.083,10073
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,515170.382,581171

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)1,145$3,51617

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-22001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-22691,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-22251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-23251,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9106
Heifers850–900Large 1861304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,6177
Heifers1050–1100Large 1Guaranteed Open1,093265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,89615
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1550–1600Large 31,594183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,9175
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,907225.84/cwt220.00–229.504,3079
Bulls——2,013240.36/cwt238.50–242.504,8382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,200179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1484
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,323197.92/cwt196.00–200.002,6188
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,336194.37/cwt189.00–200.002,59724
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,458183.40/cwt179.00–185.002,674163
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,541174.91/cwt173.00–179.002,69513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,827170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1064
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,279135.24/cwt131.00–138.001,73013
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8854
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,534174.31/cwt170.50–179.502,674147
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,672167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,8017
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,684168.48/cwt167.00–169.502,83712
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,812173.99/cwt172.50–177.003,15361
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,808216.44/cwt212.50–220.003,9132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,515.88/head3,500.00–3,525.003,51617

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.