Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-08-13

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Aug 6Aug 13latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,626 head
1,261 vs last sale 365 1,291 vs year ago 335 · +385.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
583 head
237 vs last sale 820 232 vs year ago 815 · 28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
50 vs last sale 100 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 steady. Feeder cattle futures saw $1.40 to $3.52 losses across most contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $3.44 on August 12 to $351.93. Slaughter cows weak to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand. A major packing company has stated it is seeking the sale of it's Pasco cattle operations.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $346.96/cwt on 55 head, down $60.54 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits 50.23 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.
Average price
$346.96
60.54 vs prior sale
55 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$30.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
26.94 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2679350.262,38049
Small and Medium 1-2629320.002,0136thin
One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

19 sales
467412357302median 397.1912/1802/0503/2606/0408/13
Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $315.91, median $397.19 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
346.96
WA average1 barns · 55 hd
346.96
+0.00
National average151 barns · 7,088 hd
373.90
−26.94
This barn, trailing median19 sales
397.19
−50.23
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
BullsLow2,008214.934,31613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,643175.462,882134
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,587174.252,765100
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,302162.952,122287
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,594204.003,2525thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$3,1005
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$2,8507

Every lot, as filed

49 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 Feed1,372177.18/cwt174.50–178.002,43120
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,226145.29/cwt139.00–151.001,78126
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,298168.02/cwt167.50–169.502,181215
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,394156.08/cwt153.00–159.502,17632
Bulls1,954207.64/cwt174.50–220.004,0579
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,594204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,2525
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3750–800780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,34821
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850826265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690351.14/cwt340.00–356.002,42342
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650626335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0977
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650629320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0136
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2550–600584325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0533,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650629373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,3469
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630377.28/cwt340.00–382.002,37767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650616345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683331.34/cwt329.00–334.002,26324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1308
HeifersLarge 1900–950903265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3938
SteersLarge 1900–950915340.21/cwt337.00–341.003,11353
SteersLarge 1850–900868348.14/cwt336.00–351.503,02268
SteersLarge 1800–850817361.05/cwt339.50–369.002,950236
HeifersLarge 1750–800774317.66/cwt310.00–328.002,45955
HeifersLarge 1700–750728341.01/cwt335.00–357.002,48373
HeifersLarge 1Guaranteed Open900–950945274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,58936
HeifersLarge 1-2850–900890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5816
SteersLarge 1-2950–1000985288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,83743
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750728310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2579
HeifersLarge 1800–850837300.70/cwt295.00–306.002,51734
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850805309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,4878
SteersLarge 1-2800–850837339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,8376
SteersLarge 1950–1000988288.89/cwt275.00–295.002,85429
SteersLarge 1-2750–800782327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,55710
SteersLarge 1-2850–900864318.60/cwt310.00–325.002,75354
SteersLarge 2-3800–850806250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0155
Dairy HeifersLarge 31200–12501,226197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,4216
Bred HeifersLarge 1-28332,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8507
HeifersLarge 1850–900856330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,82529
SteersLarge 1700–750722373.37/cwt360.00–387.502,69651
SteersLarge 1750–800772366.16/cwt352.50–390.002,827116
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,154202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,3376
Dairy HeifersLarge 31250–13001,266185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,3428
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,302133.58/cwt129.00–136.501,73914
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,587174.25/cwt174.00–180.002,765100
Bulls2,130231.34/cwt228.50–238.504,9284
CowsBoner 80-85%1,690175.16/cwt175.00–180.502,960114
HeifersLarge 1Guaranteed Open700–750745325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,42110
HeifersLarge 1Guaranteed Open800–850828332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,74935

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.