Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-06-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 25
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
975 head
690 vs last sale 285 670 vs year ago 1,645 · 40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
620 head
85 vs last sale 705 280 vs year ago 900 · 31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
50 vs last sale 0 50 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 firm. Quality and volume of offerings this week more attractive as buyers where able to purchase more volume. Feeder cattle futures were 37 to 85 cents higher at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $6.03 on June 24 to $381.86. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good demand especially for bulls. Buyer attendance was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $478.91/cwt on 62 head, up $20.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 14 comparable sales and sits 1.47 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.
Average price
$478.91
20.85 vs prior sale
62 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$14.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+10.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563484.852,73137
Small and Medium 1-2515470.112,42125
One grade step is worth $14.74/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
567508448388median 480.3801/2203/2604/2305/2108/06
Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $480.38 across 14 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 sale62 hd
478.91
WA average1 barns · 62 hd
478.91
+0.00
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
+10.45
This barn, trailing median14 sales
480.38
−1.47
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
BullsLow1,866226.644,22817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,410181.132,553158
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,349177.522,395139
Dairy BullsAverage1,650217.503,5891thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,469177.572,609103
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,695169.002,8654thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,397162.442,270137

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$4,0005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,350$3,5006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$3,0255

Every lot, as filed

62 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,300190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4704
BullsHeavy Weight2,300195.00/cwt195.00–195.004,4851
Bulls1,998213.38/cwt210.00–217.504,2632
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,300150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9506
Bulls1,805227.35/cwt220.00–230.004,1049
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,563166.54/cwt163.00–169.002,60310
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,053129.93/cwt126.00–132.001,36811
Bulls1,835236.99/cwt232.00–240.004,3495
Dairy Bulls1,650217.50/cwt217.50–217.503,5891
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,469177.57/cwt172.50–178.002,609103
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,695169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,8654
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,159194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2484
SteersLarge 1700–750705415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,9266
SteersLarge 1850–900873359.11/cwt322.00–366.003,135180
SteersLarge 1Unweaned800–850836337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8229
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,062154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6357
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,155144.96/cwt140.00–149.501,67418
CowsLean 85-90%1,291155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0015
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,501169.68/cwt166.50–170.002,547101
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,360179.23/cwt176.00–180.002,438124
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,402181.90/cwt175.00–185.002,550144
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2Unweaned600–650611340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0779
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-41250–13001,253172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1555
Dairy HeifersSmall 4600–650618180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1126
Dairy HeifersSmall 4500–550548220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2065
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2500–550515470.11/cwt450.00–481.002,42125
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650638417.91/cwt405.00–440.002,66616
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450–500478395.48/cwt350.00–445.001,89013
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2Unweaned650–700684347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,37710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–3002891,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,83511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–3002831,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9009
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350349632.50/cwt632.50–632.502,2077
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600596471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,80714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534510.33/cwt500.00–525.002,72517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,52210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515434.71/cwt427.50–447.002,23922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,92615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657465.00/cwt465.00–465.003,05515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450443445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned650–700677406.69/cwt405.00–410.002,75324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,2558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650624365.67/cwt365.00–371.002,28252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850834356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,96913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,7949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,72934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650640415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,65613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2853,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350332620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,05811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,3067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5376
Dairy SteersLarge 1Unweaned700–750745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,49611
HeifersLarge 1700–750725342.64/cwt335.00–357.502,48415
SteersLarge 1750–800769408.00/cwt408.00–408.003,13822
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5086
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850811265.12/cwt231.00–300.002,15010
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,196234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,8056
HeifersLarge 1800–850808334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,70315
HeifersLarge 1750–800792330.29/cwt330.00–331.002,61631
SteersLarge 1Unweaned750–800763372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,84229

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.