Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle futures were down 97 cents to $3.32 at Thursday's close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index fell back $3.32 on April 9, with the average price at $287.29. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −120.38 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$360.00

5 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+5.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	360.00	2,023	5thin

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 sale5 hd

360.00

—

WA average1 barns · 5 hd

360.00

+0.00

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+5.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−120.38

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	—	High	1,829	175.73	3,213	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	152.50	2,632	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	146.47	2,181	223
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	142.25	1,661	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	140.37	2,054	260
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	136.02	1,700	340

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,239	$4,082	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$4,068	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,332	$3,675	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$3,139	21

Every lot, as filed

37 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	488	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	664	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,191	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	736	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,779	12
Steers	Large 1	750–800	788	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,269	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	744	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,102	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	773	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,546	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,256	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,090	180.74/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,093	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	845	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,366	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	4,067.78/head	3,850.00–4,250.00	4,068	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	3,101.48/head	2,925.00–3,250.00	3,101	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	5
Bulls	—	—	2,150	186.74/cwt	182.00–190.50	4,015	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	169.71/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,885	20
Bulls	—	—	1,850	177.54/cwt	173.00–181.00	3,284	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,670	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,415	152.46/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,157	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,632	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	145.31/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,970	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	138.99/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,819	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,650	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	145.60/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,184	200
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,100	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,704	142.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,432	135
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,659	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,050	121.00/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,271	100

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 Apr 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 440Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 800Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 400Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	365.00	365.00
12	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	736	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	664	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	744	282.50	282.50
6	750–800	788	288.00	288.00
5	800–850	845	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	392.50	392.50
5	550–600	562	360.00	360.00
5	650–700	652	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	654	345.00	345.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	773	200.00	200.00
10	1050–1100	1,090	179.00–182.50	180.74
6	1100–1150	1,120	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	705	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,260	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,320	3,850.00–4,250.00	4,067.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,313	2,925.00–3,250.00	3,101.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,222	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,400	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,391	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,289	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,150	182.00–190.50	186.74
20	—	1,700	165.00–173.00	169.71
30	—	1,850	173.00–181.00	177.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	147.00	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,415	148.00–156.00	152.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,726	152.50	152.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	137.50	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,500	144.00–147.00	145.60
4	—	1,300	161.50	161.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,356	141.00–148.50	145.31
115	—	1,309	136.00–141.00	138.99
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,704	140.00–145.00	142.74
125	—	1,204	135.00–140.00	137.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,050	117.00–124.00	121.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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