Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-07-23

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 23
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 283▼ 298 vs year ago 700 · −42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
426 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 583▲ 176 vs year ago 250 · +70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported the last 2 weeks. Feeder cattle futures are up $2.90 to $3.75 on Thursday. CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $3.10 on July 20 to $353.12. 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 $387.36/cwt on 18 head, down $39.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 21 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$387.36
▼ 39.21 vs prior sale
18 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+11.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563387.362,17918thin
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 sale18 hd
387.36
—
WA average1 barns · 18 hd
387.36
+0.00
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
+11.55
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
+0.00
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—Average1,741222.723,87714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,679205.003,4428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,435175.942,52587
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,272167.422,13085
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,279164.192,10076

Every lot

19 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers850–900Large 1892296.25/cwt295.00–297.502,64310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,5005
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9537
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1466
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2675
Heifers1100–1150Large 1-21,112202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,2529
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,136225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5566
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,173227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,6635
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,361199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,7086
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,588209.85/cwt208.00–215.003,3327
Bulls——1,710224.57/cwt218.00–234.003,8403
Bulls——2,031243.85/cwt237.50–249.504,9534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280167.88/cwt165.00–170.002,14981
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,311178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,441175.84/cwt173.00–178.002,53483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,679205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,4428
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260164.59/cwt162.00–167.002,07470
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,500159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,3936

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.