Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-05-14

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 14
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
736 vs last sale 362 783 vs year ago 315 · +248.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
838 head
221 vs last sale 617 38 vs year ago 800 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
80 vs last sale 100 10 vs year ago 30 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm on an increase in the offerings and quality. Feeder cattle futures posted $1.20 to $2.92 losses on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 9 cents to $373.23 on May 13. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Best demand for turnout feeder cows. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $526.30/cwt on 62 head, up $23.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +47.39 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.
Average price
$526.30
23.83 vs prior sale
62 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+52.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542526.302,85162
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
567508448388median 478.9101/2203/2604/2306/0408/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 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
526.30
WA average1 barns · 62 hd
526.30
+0.00
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
+52.60
This barn, trailing median15 sales
478.91
+47.39
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
BullsHigh1,909213.614,07814
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,145190.972,187126
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286187.532,412145
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,784166.892,97785
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,455165.822,41335

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$3,6255

Every lot, as filed

60 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%1,513152.64/cwt151.00–155.002,30912
CowsLean 85-90%1,073170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8246
CowsLean 85-90%1,071158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6926
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,316176.77/cwt174.50–179.502,32615
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,629165.04/cwt162.50–167.502,6898
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,199191.79/cwt187.00–197.002,30069
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,025180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,84510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556510.82/cwt497.00–519.002,84041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550511503.06/cwt490.00–510.002,57122
Dairy HeifersSmall 4750–800781170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3285
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650624442.91/cwt420.00–455.002,76453
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650613429.31/cwt429.00–430.002,63226
Beef/Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4500–550529210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650604496.47/cwt492.50–499.002,99913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672442.94/cwt436.00–451.002,97760
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550519487.21/cwt430.00–497.502,52933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2689
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900892327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,9217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514556.52/cwt556.00–557.502,86121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450446480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,14115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–3503201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686382.38/cwt374.00–387.002,62348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,45010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620450.44/cwt449.00–451.002,79318
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Unweaned350–400391525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,05311
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800794335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6606
SteersLarge 1850–900860359.00/cwt359.00–359.003,08730
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750744367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,7309
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3223,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500478530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,53323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500454595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,70120
HeifersLarge 2-31250–13001,273250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,1834
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7965
Dairy HeifersLarge 31350–14001,363206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,8086
SteersLarge 1800–850843367.50/cwt367.50–367.503,09812
SteersLarge 1750–800770407.66/cwt399.00–414.003,13919
SteersLarge 1900–950918329.50/cwt320.00–345.003,02521
SteersLarge 1700–750736418.98/cwt416.00–437.003,08442
HeifersLarge 3-41050–11001,060217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,3005
HeifersLarge 3-41150–12001,189245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,9136
SteersLarge 1-21100–11501,124293.00/cwt293.00–293.003,29314
SteersLarge 1-2800–850830317.01/cwt300.00–350.002,63120
SteersLarge 1-2750–800773366.63/cwt360.00–385.002,83438
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,178192.88/cwt184.00–198.002,27280
HeifersLarge 1900–950901332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,9915
HeifersLarge 1750–800765376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,87611
HeifersLarge 11050–11001,051289.00/cwt289.00–289.003,03711
HeifersLarge 1800–850831328.33/cwt315.00–338.002,72824
HeifersLarge 1700–750727383.36/cwt377.75–389.002,78748
Bulls1,998227.56/cwt223.00–233.504,5475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,9747
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,758169.66/cwt167.75–174.002,98355
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,824163.27/cwt160.00–164.752,97824
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,122202.64/cwt194.00–214.002,27424
Bulls1,792207.46/cwt200.00–214.003,7188
CowsBoner 80-85%1,470175.37/cwt174.00–179.002,57835
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,861156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,9036
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,291199.25/cwt194.00–200.502,57229
Bulls2,400193.00/cwt193.00–193.004,6321
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,300178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3145

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.