Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures are up anywhere from 7 to 52 cents at midday on Thursday. Nearby January also set a new all time high of $277.85. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 16 cents from the day prior at $278.18 on January 21. Slaughter dairy cows 11.-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $302.81/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −94.38 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$302.81

13 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−7.63 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	636	302.81	1,926	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

19 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $315.91, median $397.19 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

302.81

—

WA average1 barns · 13 hd

302.81

+0.00

National average137 barns · 23,827 hd

310.44

−7.63

This barn, trailing median19 sales

397.19

−94.38

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	1,852	143.39	2,655	14
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,874	130.00	2,436	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,536	124.33	1,910	320
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,413	123.05	1,739	305

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,562	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	771	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	302.81/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,926	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,100	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,975	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	200–250	245	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	250–300	279	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	8
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	850–900	868	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,450	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	600–650	619	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	820	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	142.69/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,625	13
Bulls	—	—	2,005	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	3,058	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,367	120.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,640	150
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,874	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,436	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,609	128.95/cwt	125.00–131.50	2,075	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	119.42/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,741	155
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,458	126.01/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,837	155

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 315Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 760Last week 850Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	281.00	281.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	771	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	437.50	437.50
13	600–650	636	300.00–306.00	302.81
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,100	179.50	179.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
8	250–300	279	525.00	525.00
7	600–650	619	132.50	132.50
5	850–900	868	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,840	139.00–146.00	142.69
1	—	2,005	152.50	152.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,367	115.00–123.00	120.00
155	—	1,458	123.00–128.00	126.01
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,874	130.00	130.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,609	125.00–131.50	128.95
155	—	1,458	111.00–125.00	119.42

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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