Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the holidays the last few weeks and market not reported. CME Feeder cattle futures were down $1.775 to $2.075 at the Thursday close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 27 from the day prior at $278.31 on January 15. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $250.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −187.55 against this barn's trailing median of $437.55.

Average price

$250.00

9 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−95.74

vs WA average

−80.27 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	490	250.00	1,225	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

10 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $502.80, low $355.00, median $437.55 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

250.00

—

WA average2 barns · 99 hd

345.74

−95.74

National average197 barns · 18,303 hd

330.27

−80.27

This barn, trailing median10 sales

437.55

−187.55

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,778	138.50	2,463	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	135.00	1,890	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	120.50	1,910	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,795	141.00	2,531	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,836	120.00	2,203	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,552	111.70	1,734	345
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,410	110.75	1,561	320

Every lot, as filed

26 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1250–1300	1,298	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,129	7
Steers	Large 1	700–750	742	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	856	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,977	9
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	711	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,820	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,910	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,463	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	750–800	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	115.81/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,917	155
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,836	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,203	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	108.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,467	155
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,795	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,531	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,458	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,652	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	100.38/cwt	95.50–105.00	1,194	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	110.83/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,723	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,417	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,899	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1350–1400	1,380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,208	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,134	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,030	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	850–900	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	13
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	950–1000	957	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,053	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,284	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,311	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	650–700	693	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	918	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	900–950	913	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	9

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.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Jan 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 370Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 850Last week 650Year ago 530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1250–1300	1,298	164.00	164.00
5	1350–1400	1,380	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	693	132.50	132.50
6	750–800	792	125.00	125.00
13	850–900	860	106.00	106.00
6	900–950	913	115.00	115.00
10	950–1000	957	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,134	179.00	179.00
7	1250–1300	1,284	180.00	180.00
7	1400–1450	1,417	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	742	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	483	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	711	256.00	256.00
9	850–900	856	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	490	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	120.50	120.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,778	136.00–140.00	138.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,655	113.00–118.00	115.81
45	—	1,189	95.50–105.00	100.38
145	—	1,555	108.00–113.00	110.83
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,836	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,358	105.00–110.00	108.04
165	—	1,458	110.00–115.50	113.30
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	141.00	141.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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