Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-06-18

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 348▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
705 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 880▲ 705 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 were down 30 cents to $1.10 on Thursday, as August was still $9.17 higher this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $3.04 on June 17 to $367.06. The market will be closed on Friday in observance of Juneteenth. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $397.32/cwt on 14 head, down $21.77 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +9.96 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$397.32
▼ 21.77 vs prior sale
14 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−14.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570397.322,26514thin
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 sale14 hd
397.32
—
WA average1 barns · 14 hd
397.32
+0.00
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−14.18
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
+9.96
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 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—Low1,876223.314,18815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,509182.402,753315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,450174.002,5234thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,845225.004,1511thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,465175.802,576127
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,290156.652,020182

Every lot

30 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-22821,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,6947
Steers700–750Large 1713400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8525
Steers750–800Large 1776362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,81310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570397.32/cwt390.00–405.002,26514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4397
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,37210
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2659337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2246
Heifers750–800Large 1765322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4676
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls1000–1050Large 11,023270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7625
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 3-43891,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,026239.47/cwt239.00–240.002,45715
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,116233.15/cwt231.00–235.002,60211
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,174228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,6776
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,200219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,6286
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,851226.84/cwt211.00–230.004,19911
Bulls——1,870234.45/cwt234.00–235.004,3842
Bulls——2,016192.77/cwt190.00–195.003,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,397183.49/cwt179.50–188.002,56338
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,450174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,5234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500187.87/cwt180.00–188.502,818123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543178.07/cwt160.00–180.002,748139
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,557175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,72515
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,234126.24/cwt120.00–130.001,55814
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275150.01/cwt147.00–155.001,91331
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295138.09/cwt132.50–143.001,78834
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300168.90/cwt168.00–170.002,196103
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,455176.40/cwt172.00–178.502,567119
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,619166.85/cwt164.75–169.002,7018
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,845225.00/cwt225.00–225.004,1511

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.