Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures are $5.50 to $6.05 lower on the Thursday session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 42 cents from the day prior at $279.03 on February 4. Dairy slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −200.38 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$280.00

6 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−72.68

vs WA average

−62.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	280.00	1,607	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $480.38 across 14 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 sale6 hd

280.00

—

WA average2 barns · 136 hd

352.68

−72.68

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−62.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−200.38

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	—	Low	1,825	154.87	2,827	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	148.53	1,977	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,611	135.62	2,185	386
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,526	135.30	2,064	350

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	779	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,684	6
Bulls	Large 1	900–950	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	729	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,586	9
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	702	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,607	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	826	254.48/cwt	253.00–256.00	2,102	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,529	5
Bulls	—	—	2,120	144.17/cwt	142.00–147.00	3,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,691	159.74/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,701	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,948	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	127.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,588	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	144.12/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,998	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,606	132.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,127	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,706	139.44/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,379	175
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	2,144	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	133.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,143	165
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,454	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,004	185

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 275Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 450Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	779	229.00	229.00
5	900–950	905	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	654	257.50	257.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	729	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	702	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
14	800–850	826	253.00–256.00	254.48
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,120	142.00–147.00	144.17
11	—	1,691	155.00–162.00	159.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,269	153.50	153.50
9	—	1,386	143.00–145.00	144.12
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,247	120.00–130.00	127.32
175	—	1,706	136.00–142.00	139.44
4	—	1,481	144.75	144.75
165	—	1,606	130.00–136.00	133.46
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,606	129.00–135.00	132.46
185	—	1,454	135.00–140.00	137.83

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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