Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-20

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 collapsing, down $2.70 to $3.10. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was at $278.51 on February 18, up another 52 cents. Dairy slaughter cows uneven, Boners steady to firm, Lean 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −94.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$300.00

7 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+2.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	300.00	1,623	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 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 sale7 hd

300.00

—

WA average1 barns · 7 hd

300.00

+0.00

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

+2.17

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−94.00

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	2,069	169.79	3,513	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	153.82	2,180	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,612	150.03	2,418	260
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	139.45	1,868	240

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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,586	6
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,271	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,478	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,310	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	889	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,880	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	947	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,941	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,623	7
Steers	Large 1	700–750	727	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,028	5
Bulls	—	—	2,171	175.14/cwt	170.00–178.50	3,802	7
Bulls	—	—	1,950	163.54/cwt	156.00–170.00	3,189	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	153.82/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,180	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	142.89/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,949	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	135.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,782	115
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,664	146.38/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,436	125
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	153.41/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,398	135

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 200Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 600Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,083	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	297.50	297.50
7	500–550	541	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	933	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	727	279.00	279.00
6	1050–1100	1,095	211.00	211.00
5	1250–1300	1,271	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	850–900	889	211.50	211.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	900–950	947	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,171	170.00–178.50	175.14
6	—	1,950	156.00–170.00	163.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,417	151.00–157.00	153.82
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,364	139.00–145.00	142.89
115	—	1,313	130.00–139.00	135.72
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,664	142.00–149.00	146.38
135	—	1,563	149.00–156.00	153.41

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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