Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-10-08

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 8
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 540▼ 245 vs year ago 690 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
573 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 610▼ 427 vs year ago 1,000 · −42.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures faded lower, with contracts closing 12 cents to $3.25. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $1.14 lower on October 7 to $336.73. Slaughter cows weak to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.00/cwt on 5 head, up $15.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits −2.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$385.00
▲ 15.23 vs prior sale
5 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.26
vs WA average
+17.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524385.002,0175thin
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 sale5 hd
385.00
—
WA average2 barns · 277 hd
384.74
+0.26
National average187 barns · 16,614 hd
367.91
+17.09
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−2.36
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—Low2,015179.683,62011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,349147.181,985119
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,272142.681,815130
Dairy Bulls—Average1,940176.503,4244thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,685139.422,349140
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,330138.861,847136

Every lot

28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,26011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3555
Steers700–750Large 1-2731342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5045
Steers700–750Large 1739370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7347
Steers900–950Large 1900280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5205
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485355.07/cwt350.00–360.001,72216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0175
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,00011
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3916224.73/cwt217.50–238.002,05914
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3696300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,08816
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 2-3849259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,19916
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,188188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2336
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Large 2-3767250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,997174.28/cwt169.00–179.503,4807
Bulls——2,046189.14/cwt184.00–194.003,8704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,031161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6605
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,041148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5417
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,151120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,301142.35/cwt140.00–144.001,852114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349147.18/cwt145.00–149.001,985119
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,136124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4099
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6144
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9377
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,349140.01/cwt138.00–143.001,889123
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,701139.01/cwt138.00–140.002,365127
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,790137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,4526
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,655152.50/cwt152.50–152.502,5241
Dairy Bulls——2,035184.50/cwt184.50–184.503,7553

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.