Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2026-07-23

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 23
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
119 vs last sale 283 298 vs year ago 700 · 42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
426 head
157 vs last sale 583 176 vs year ago 250 · +70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported the last 2 weeks. Feeder cattle futures are up $2.90 to $3.75 on Thursday. CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $3.10 on July 20 to $353.12. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.36/cwt on 18 head, down $39.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits 6.64 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.
Average price
$387.36
39.21 vs prior sale
18 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+11.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563387.362,17918thin
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 sale18 hd
387.36
WA average1 barns · 18 hd
387.36
+0.00
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
+11.55
This barn, trailing median18 sales
394.00
−6.64
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
BullsAverage1,741222.723,87714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,679205.003,4428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,435175.942,52587
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,272167.422,13085
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,279164.192,10076

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,5005
Dairy HeifersLarge 31350–14001,361199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,7086
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,260164.59/cwt162.00–167.002,07470
Bulls1,710224.57/cwt218.00–234.003,8403
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,679205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,4428
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,173227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,6635
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600596360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1466
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,500159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,3936
Bulls1,588209.85/cwt208.00–215.003,3327
Bulls2,031243.85/cwt237.50–249.504,9534
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,311178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3344
CowsBoner 80-85%1,441175.84/cwt173.00–178.002,53483
CowsLean 85-90%1,280167.88/cwt165.00–170.002,14981
CowsLean 85-90%1,114158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7604
SteersLarge 1850–900892296.25/cwt295.00–297.502,64310
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,136225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5566
HeifersLarge 1-21100–11501,112202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,2529

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.