Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2025-02-27

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 27
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
160 vs last sale 300 90 vs year ago 230 · 39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
0 vs last sale 700 100 vs year ago 800 · 12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle are leading the charge with a weaker corn market, up $2.25 to $2.35 in the nearby. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 71 cents on February 25, with the average price at $278.73. Dairy slaughter cows uneven, Boning 2.00-4.00 lower, Lean 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand for light offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.39/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 76.61 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.
Average price
$317.39
23 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$35.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.61
vs WA average
+10.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534325.001,73618thin
Small and Medium 1-2541290.001,5695thin
One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
508440373305median 394.0012/1803/1904/3006/1108/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
317.39
WA average2 barns · 174 hd
319.00
−1.61
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
+10.38
This barn, trailing median18 sales
394.00
−76.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage2,200171.093,76411
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,074149.503,1014thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,487146.452,17880
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,485140.712,089215

Every lot, as filed

14 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,660149.32/cwt147.00–152.502,47975
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,243130.24/cwt118.00–137.001,61975
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%2,074149.50/cwt149.50–149.503,1014
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,571141.80/cwt135.00–146.002,22835
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,422150.06/cwt146.00–152.502,13445
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,562142.86/cwt137.00–147.002,23165
Bulls2,200171.09/cwt167.00–174.503,76411
Dairy HeifersLarge 31300–13501,300175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2755
SteersLarge 1800–850834242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0185
SteersLarge 1750–800789270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1305
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2500–550541290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,73618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650643295.50/cwt295.50–295.501,90017
BullsLarge 1750–800779217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6945

How this sale compares

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.