Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures rallied into the close on Thursday, up $1.50 to$1.70 in the nearby. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $0.54 on March 18, with the average price at $284.65. Dairy slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −144.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$250.00

5 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−64.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	250.00	1,440	5thin

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 sale5 hd

250.00

—

WA average1 barns · 5 hd

250.00

+0.00

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−64.58

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−144.00

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	—	High	1,922	163.70	3,146	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,422	151.69	2,157	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,300	149.50	1,944	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,711	142.48	2,438	260
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,275	140.34	1,789	230
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	199.00	2,665	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	185.50	2,783	7thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,500	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,783	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	138.74/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,751	105
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	144.18/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,893	115
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,310	125
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,759	145.54/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,560	135
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	977	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,104	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,339	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,665	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,944	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	151.69/cwt	147.00–154.50	2,157	45
Bulls	—	—	1,873	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	3,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,139	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1050–1100	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1600–1650	1,600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	798	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,576	8
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	728	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,880	6

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 205Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 700Year ago 800

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,500	185.50	185.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,262	135.00–141.00	138.74
115	—	1,313	141.00–146.00	144.18
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,660	135.00–142.00	139.17
135	—	1,759	142.00–148.00	145.54
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	199.00	199.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	149.50	149.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,422	147.00–154.50	151.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	169.50	169.50
9	—	1,933	160.00–165.00	162.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,050	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	576	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	798	197.50	197.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1600–1650	1,600	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	728	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	553	340.00	340.00

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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