Cattle Market Pulse

Washington cattle prices & auction market reports

USDA market reports from 2 Washington auction markets, most recently Thursday, October 22, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.

What cattle are bringing in Washington

Head-weighted average across 857 head at the 2 Washington markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 24, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026.

Washington cattle classes by head count, head-weighted $/cwt
Class $/cwt Avg wt (lb) ≈ $/hd est. Head Markets
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.00 675 $2,531 225 1
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.24 560 $1,967 153 2
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.00 750 $2,295 130 1
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.00 775 $2,534 130 1
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.02 556 $2,124 129 2
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.00 875 $2,625 90 1

Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.

Washington markets
Market Town Last sale Head
Toppenish Livestock Auction Toppenish Thu · Oct 22, 2026 1,016
Northwest Direct Cattle Report (WA/OR/ID/UT) — Mon · Oct 19, 2026 545