Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-06-04

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 4
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,450 head
▲ 1,215 vs last sale 235▲ 1,080 vs year ago 370 · +291.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
575 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 775▼ 225 vs year ago 800 · −28.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thurs, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures bought the fact following the screwworm confirmation on Wednesday, with gains of $10.40 to the $10.75 limit. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $4.93 on June 1 to $359.21. Slaughter beef type turn-out returning to feed cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Dairy slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak. Late on Wednesday evening, the USDA confirmed a case of the New World Screwworm in South Texas after testing a suspected case in a 3-week old calf in Zavala county. It's important to remember there should be no food safety concerns associated with the screwworm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.34/cwt on 66 head, up $33.66 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +36.98 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$424.34
▲ 33.66 vs prior sale
66 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,358
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$392
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$34.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+19.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574437.242,51041
Small and Medium 1-2525403.182,11825
One grade step is worth $34.06/cwt here — about $392 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 sale66 hd
424.34
—
WA average1 barns · 66 hd
424.34
+0.00
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
+19.58
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
+36.98
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—Low1,938221.584,2938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,321191.072,525111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,364188.612,572130
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,753171.062,999118
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,394165.352,305144

Every lot

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2465455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1167
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5307
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,26817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,8395
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559447.65/cwt445.00–450.002,50213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned614410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5178
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631448.86/cwt439.00–454.502,83238
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3659342.59/cwt335.00–350.002,25810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661443.61/cwt442.00–445.002,93230
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2680408.94/cwt405.00–419.002,78129
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned695375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,60615
Steers700–750Large 1702425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,98453
Steers700–750Large 1-2740392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,90519
Steers750–800Large 1753394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,96767
Steers800–850Large 1826356.87/cwt347.50–367.502,94819
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,7805
Steers850–900Large 1860342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,94619
Steers850–900Large 1-2873316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,75911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484446.76/cwt445.00–447.502,16223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2095
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2510416.44/cwt415.00–417.502,12417
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2558375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584436.86/cwt429.00–455.002,55136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5938
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned608369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,24416
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2-3649320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0775
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671398.48/cwt385.00–407.002,674126
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2672342.53/cwt330.00–356.002,30228
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2-3696320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2276
Heifers700–750Large 1-2714353.02/cwt351.50–354.502,52129
Heifers700–750Large 1723373.43/cwt365.00–374.502,70078
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3739319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3577
Heifers750–800Large 1773343.86/cwt330.00–351.002,658119
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5416
Heifers800–850Large 1817329.66/cwt320.00–331.502,69356
Heifers800–850Large 1-2838285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3888
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3861280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,41110
Heifers850–900Large 1892297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,65411
Heifers950–1000Large 1998280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,79416
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3692330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,28411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,351201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,7165
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,2541
Bulls——1,952221.35/cwt211.00–229.504,3215
Bulls——2,053233.44/cwt232.50–234.504,7932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,181183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,1615
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,328191.45/cwt186.00–194.502,542106
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,360189.23/cwt184.00–189.852,574126
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,475169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4934
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,073136.23/cwt129.00–141.001,46217
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,8156
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223161.18/cwt157.50–165.001,97116
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,304183.55/cwt181.50–185.502,3938
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,500170.19/cwt169.50–175.502,55397
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,746172.38/cwt172.00–172.503,010103
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,803161.99/cwt161.00–164.002,92115

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.