Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends.. CME Feeders were the leaders to the downside, pressured by the delay of tariffs and a rally in corn, as futures were down $1.22 to $2.07. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.78 on March 5, with the average price at $276.09. Dairy slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −90.68 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.

Average price

$300.00

5 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−5.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2-3	501	300.00	1,503	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $302.65, median $390.68 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

300.00

—

WA average1 barns · 5 hd

300.00

+0.00

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−5.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

390.68

−90.68

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	1,718	165.65	2,846	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	148.08	1,851	30
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,800	164.50	2,961	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,477	137.81	2,036	264
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,359	135.25	1,838	284

Every lot, as filed

23 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	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,742	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	501	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,586	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	663	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,525	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	784	275.25/cwt	270.00–279.00	2,158	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,809	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,188	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1550–1600	1,585	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,576	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,128	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	700–750	721	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,156	21
Bulls	—	—	1,740	161.21/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,805	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	169.35/cwt	167.50–171.00	2,879	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	148.08/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,851	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,822	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	131.97/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,725	135
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	138.05/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,947	145
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	140.55/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,155	135
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,748	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,578	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	134.55/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,894	125
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,800	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,961	3

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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 140Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 700Year 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	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	604	262.50	262.50
10	650–700	683	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	721	299.00	299.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	663	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	784	270.00–279.00	275.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	481	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	532	340.00	340.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,128	180.00	180.00
5	1400–1450	1,430	153.00	153.00
5	1550–1600	1,585	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,740	155.00–167.00	161.21
6	—	1,700	167.50–171.00	169.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,250	145.00–150.50	148.08
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	144.50	144.50
135	—	1,307	129.00–134.00	131.97
145	—	1,410	134.00–140.50	138.05
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,533	137.00–143.00	140.55
4	—	1,748	147.50	147.50
125	—	1,408	131.00–137.00	134.55
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	164.50	164.50

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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