Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures also shrugged off the early morning losses, closing up 85 cents to $1.70 in the front months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 77 cents on March 26, with the average price at $287.67. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.69/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −88.31 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$305.69

22 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$72.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.63

vs WA average

−16.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	322.07	1,894	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	250.00	1,350	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.07/cwt here — about $544 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale22 hd

305.69

—

WA average2 barns · 422 hd

339.32

−33.63

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−16.05

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−88.31

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	1,910	168.73	3,222	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	157.32	1,798	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,511	149.72	2,262	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,385	138.46	1,918	240
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,606	137.36	2,206	260
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	200.00	2,662	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	382.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	322.07/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,164	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,979	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	900–950	940	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,213	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,822	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,625	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,169	9
Bulls	—	—	2,070	172.61/cwt	166.00–176.00	3,573	20
Bulls	—	—	1,618	161.67/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,616	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,044	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,775	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	149.72/cwt	148.00–152.50	2,262	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	144.64/cwt	141.50–147.50	1,796	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,331	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,662	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	134.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,022	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	142.20/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,934	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,413	134.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,899	115
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,700	140.07/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,381	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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 360Year ago 1,630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 800Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	485	370.00–405.00	382.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	361.00	361.00
17	550–600	588	316.00–337.50	322.07
5	650–700	660	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	581	356.00	356.00
9	600–650	618	351.00	351.00
5	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,164	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
19	900–950	940	129.00	129.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	2,070	166.00–176.00	172.61
11	—	1,618	155.00–166.00	161.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	169.00–171.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,511	148.00–152.50	149.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,242	141.50–147.50	144.64
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	200.00	200.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,504	130.00–138.00	134.43
135	—	1,700	138.00–142.00	140.07
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,360	137.00–145.50	142.20
115	—	1,413	130.00–137.00	134.39

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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