Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-09-24

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 24
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 382▼ 486 vs year ago 862 · −56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
680 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 860▼ 80 vs year ago 760 · −10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▼ 200 vs year ago 250 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. Feeder cattle futures saw a $1.10 gain in September on expiration day, with other contracts down 60 cents to $1.57. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 9 cents on September 23 to $337.07. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4,00-7.00 lower. 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 $372.90/cwt on 31 head, up $5.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits −14.47 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$372.90
▲ 5.17 vs prior sale
31 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,166
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+16.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581372.902,16631
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 sale31 hd
372.90
—
WA average1 barns · 31 hd
372.90
+0.00
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
+16.80
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−14.47
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—Average1,942169.463,29013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,657174.002,8834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,544148.282,289182
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,183148.201,754185
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,000149.502,9904thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,592147.952,35525
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,349139.921,88860

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$2,70010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,9756

Every lot

37 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned371525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9486
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned549420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3068
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned587410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,40718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664368.49/cwt365.00–376.002,44719
Steers700–750Large 1720360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5925
Steers1050–1100Large 11,098266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,92110
Steers1150–1200Large 2-31,156232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,6886
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,8578
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned580376.59/cwt362.50–381.002,18425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,14612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,27810
Heifers700–750Large 1703280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9685
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3857252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1646
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3953177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6925
Heifers1100–1150Large 11,100238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,6185
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,179194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2875
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,261194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,4467
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,925170.66/cwt167.50–175.003,28512
Bulls——2,140155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,3171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%990135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156146.85/cwt142.00–147.251,69882
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,168147.25/cwt146.00–149.001,72014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,211149.60/cwt148.00–152.001,81289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380147.74/cwt146.00–150.002,03975
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,600125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,657174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,8834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,688150.17/cwt150.00–155.002,53599
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,200131.46/cwt130.50–133.001,57818
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,332139.16/cwt137.50–140.501,8548
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,432144.57/cwt142.50–147.502,07034
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,551149.81/cwt148.50–151.502,32417
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,678143.99/cwt143.50–144.502,4168
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,000149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,9904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,70010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2901,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9756

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.