Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-06-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 25
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
975 head
▲ 690 vs last sale 285▼ 670 vs year ago 1,645 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
620 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 705▼ 280 vs year ago 900 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 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 firm. Quality and volume of offerings this week more attractive as buyers where able to purchase more volume. Feeder cattle futures were 37 to 85 cents higher at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $6.03 on June 24 to $381.86. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good demand especially for bulls. Buyer attendance was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $478.91/cwt on 62 head, up $20.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 16 comparable sales and sits +14.62 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$478.91
▲ 20.85 vs prior sale
62 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$14.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+10.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563484.852,73137
Small and Medium 1-2515470.112,42125
One grade step is worth $14.74/cwt here — about $310 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 sale62 hd
478.91
—
WA average1 barns · 62 hd
478.91
+0.00
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
+10.45
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
+14.62
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—Low1,866226.644,22817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,410181.132,553158
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,349177.522,395139
Dairy Bulls—Average1,650217.503,5891thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,469177.572,609103
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,695169.002,8654thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,397162.442,270137

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)1,125$4,0005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,350$3,5006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$3,0255

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-22831,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9009
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2349632.50/cwt632.50–632.502,2077
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,2558
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2515470.11/cwt450.00–481.002,42125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534510.33/cwt500.00–525.002,72517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,80714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,92615
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2638417.91/cwt405.00–440.002,66616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned640415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,65613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657465.00/cwt465.00–465.003,05515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned677406.69/cwt405.00–410.002,75324
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned684347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,37710
Steers700–750Large 1705415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,9266
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,7949
Steers750–800Large 1Unweaned763372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,84229
Steers750–800Large 1769408.00/cwt408.00–408.003,13822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,96913
Steers800–850Large 1Unweaned836337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8229
Steers850–900Large 1873359.11/cwt322.00–366.003,135180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-22891,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,83511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,05811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9715
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2478395.48/cwt350.00–445.001,89013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515434.71/cwt427.50–447.002,23922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,3067
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned611340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0779
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned624365.67/cwt365.00–371.002,28252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6677
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,52210
Heifers700–750Large 1725342.64/cwt335.00–357.502,48415
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,72934
Heifers750–800Large 1792330.29/cwt330.00–331.002,61631
Heifers800–850Large 1808334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,70315
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Small 4548220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2065
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5086
Dairy Heifers600–650Small 4618180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1126
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3811265.12/cwt231.00–300.002,15010
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,196234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,8056
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Small and Medium 3-41,253172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1555
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 1Unweaned745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,49611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,805227.35/cwt220.00–230.004,1049
Bulls——1,835236.99/cwt232.00–240.004,3495
Bulls——1,998213.38/cwt210.00–217.504,2632
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,300195.00/cwt195.00–195.004,4851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,159194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,291155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0015
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,300190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4704
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,300150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9506
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,360179.23/cwt176.00–180.002,438124
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,402181.90/cwt175.00–185.002,550144
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,563166.54/cwt163.00–169.002,60310
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,053129.93/cwt126.00–132.001,36811
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6357
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155144.96/cwt140.00–149.501,67418
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,469177.57/cwt172.50–178.002,609103
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,501169.68/cwt166.50–170.002,547101
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,8654
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,650217.50/cwt217.50–217.503,5891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2853,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5006

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.