Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-03-05

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 5
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
180 vs last sale 135 15 vs year ago 330 · 4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
870 head
120 vs last sale 750 70 vs year ago 800 · +8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 20 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 steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are down $1 to $2.05 so far on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 66 cents to $368.93 on March 3. 2025. World Champion Guest Auctioneer Tyler Bell was on hand for last Tuesday's nite sale and today's sale also. Slaughter cows 1.00-25.00 higher. Most advance on beef type cows to return to feed. Slaughter bulls weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.00/cwt on 6 head, up $9.67 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits 9.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.
Average price
$385.00
9.67 vs prior sale
6 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
67.84
vs WA average
35.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559385.002,1526thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd
385.00
WA average2 barns · 153 hd
452.84
−67.84
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−35.96
This barn, trailing median18 sales
394.00
−9.00
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
BullsAverage1,845188.673,48223
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,343175.862,36265
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,184172.822,04725
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,799158.272,847332
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,349150.242,027256

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,283$3,2506
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,7505

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7505
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2833,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600553415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2955
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600559385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0405
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,373148.05/cwt146.00–150.002,03321
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,109124.73/cwt121.00–128.001,38336
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,401157.34/cwt154.50–161.002,204177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308187.44/cwt186.00–189.002,45218
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,833161.78/cwt155.00–162.002,965169
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,373165.55/cwt165.00–166.002,27312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350344545.83/cwt510.00–575.001,87811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–2001991,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4505
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3600–650637300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9119
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,092233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,5447
CowsBoner 80-85%1,401162.72/cwt158.00–167.002,28023
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,255193.99/cwt190.00–196.002,43512
CowsLean 85-90%1,062141.49/cwt140.00–143.001,5039
HeifersLarge 1900–950909286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,6005
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-31450–15001,460176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,5708
SteersLarge 1700–750738402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,96714
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,764154.63/cwt145.00–155.002,728163
Bulls1,879191.85/cwt185.00–199.503,60512
Bulls1,630174.48/cwt169.00–183.502,8447
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,300136.99/cwt130.50–142.001,78122
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,253190.44/cwt188.00–193.002,38616
Bulls2,121203.98/cwt200.00–209.504,3264

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.