Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-05-07

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 7
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
423 vs last sale 785 178 vs year ago 540 · 33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
617 head
187 vs last sale 804 283 vs year ago 900 · 31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
65 vs last sale 35 100 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 were down $6.07 to $6.87 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $2.90 to $372.29 on May 5. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $375.02/cwt on 25 head, down $11.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 16 comparable sales and sits +1.88 against this barn's trailing median of $373.14.
Average price
$375.02
11.41 vs prior sale
25 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$56.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
10.65 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2621386.282,40020
Small and Medium 1-2623330.002,0565thin
One grade step is worth $56.28/cwt here — about $344 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 600–700 lb

16 sales
423367312256median 373.1401/2203/2604/3006/1108/13
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $270.00, median $373.14 across 16 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 sale25 hd
375.02
WA average1 barns · 25 hd
375.02
+0.00
National average175 barns · 9,670 hd
385.67
−10.65
This barn, trailing median16 sales
373.14
+1.88
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
BullsAverage2,055202.474,16019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,188183.402,17832
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,373173.582,38457
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,418176.842,507199
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,645167.662,757213

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)971$3,54531
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,082$3,50010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)914$4,8007

Every lot, as filed

40 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 CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,238140.17/cwt140.00–140.501,73514
CowsLean 85-90%1,312182.53/cwt179.50–184.002,39514
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,133172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9544
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,482136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0165
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,492178.51/cwt167.50–179.002,66384
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,162152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7665
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,098205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500498440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1917
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-39144,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8007
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650623330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3035
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950940266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,5008
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500498465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650609398.37/cwt396.00–401.002,42615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,8726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5455
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3950–1000989299.50/cwt299.50–299.502,9625
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3900–950941305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8705
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3800–850822319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6226
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3900–950927311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8835
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0823,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29713,544.50/head3,475.00–3,575.003,54531
SteersLarge 11050–11001,067285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0416
SteersLarge 11000–10501,023309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,1615
SteersLarge 1700–750700421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,94713
HeifersLarge 1750–800789347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7428
SteersLarge 1950–1000981313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,0715
SteersLarge 1750–800777398.32/cwt393.00–410.003,09519
CowsLean 85-90%1,155165.19/cwt160.00–170.001,9088
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,734161.40/cwt161.00–162.002,79999
Bulls2,183202.85/cwt200.00–207.004,4288
Bulls1,935221.34/cwt219.00–226.004,2834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,418166.14/cwt164.00–168.002,35618
HeifersLarge 1700–750736331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4366
Bulls1,976191.26/cwt175.00–197.503,7797
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed977217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1206
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329179.18/cwt176.00–183.002,38135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,561158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4664
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,571174.80/cwt170.00–181.502,746109
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,392182.03/cwt179.50–184.002,53496

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.