Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

Washington cattle market

Auction averages from 1 reporting market in Washington, head-weighted across 1,292 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

5wt steers: $405.87; thin
Cull cows: $148.79; thin
Head sold: 1,292
Markets: 1

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Washington auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb12 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: ——

400–500 lb182 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

500–600 lb319 head

Steers: $405.87thin
Heifers: $362.37▼ 3.15
Steer premium: $43.50

600–700 lb353 head

Steers: $377.43▼ 16.22
Heifers: $336.38thin
Steer premium: $41.05

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	—	thin	—	—	—	12
400–500 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	182
500–600 lb	$405.87	$2,301	thin	$362.37	▼ 3.15	$43.50	319
600–700 lb	$377.43	$2,348	▼ 16.22	$336.38	thin	$41.05	353

What’s a calf worth in Washington?

At this week's Washington class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

$2,232

a head at this week's 500–600 lb average of $405.87 per hundredweight.

Based on 189 head sold in that class across every reporting auction. A class average, not a bid — your cattle will bring what they bring.

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Washington auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$148.79 /cwt
thin215 head
Boner 80-85%$147.73 /cwt
—147 head
Lean 85-90%$151.08 /cwt
—68 head
Dairy cows$122.75 /cwt
thin62 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$148.79 /cwt	thin	215
Boner 80-85%	$147.73 /cwt	—	147
Lean 85-90%	$151.08 /cwt	—	68
Dairy cows	$122.75 /cwt	thin	62

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Wyoming 8,018 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.