Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm in a light test.. CME feeder cattle posted $1.42 to $2.45 gains, with expiring April up $3.40. May was up $8.145 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $5.54 on April 16, with the average price at $293.57. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.96/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −80.95 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$397.96

25 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+33.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	397.96	2,083	25

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 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 sale25 hd

397.96

—

WA average1 barns · 25 hd

397.96

+0.00

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+33.20

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−80.95

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	2,054	177.95	3,656	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,411	148.35	2,094	180
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,514	141.64	2,144	220
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,302	138.03	1,798	200

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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	892	$2,475	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$4,327	91
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$3,889	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,436	$3,369	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$3,219	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$2,375	9

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,911	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,845	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	727	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,319	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,283	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,225	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	734	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,725	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	788	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	629	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,107	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,319	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,232	178.84/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,203	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,118	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,124	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	908	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,179	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	850–900	877	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	458	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,913	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,188	14
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,381	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	3,917.44/head	3,725.00–4,000.00	3,917	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	4,327.41/head	4,050.00–4,550.00	4,327	91
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,479	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	7
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	892	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	5
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	956	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	9
Bulls	—	—	2,000	177.03/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,541	6
Bulls	—	—	2,380	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	4,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	151.04/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,202	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	145.34/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,975	85
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	142.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,933	105
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	133.13/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,653	95
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,561	143.81/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,245	115
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,036	105

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 200Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 800Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 550Last week 400Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	577	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	507	364.00	364.00
14	600–650	617	310.00	310.00
17	650–700	685	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	337.50	337.50
13	500–550	543	312.00	312.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	727	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	526	416.00	416.00
13	600–650	613	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
21	600–650	629	335.00	335.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	882	270.00	270.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
12	1200–1250	1,232	178.00–180.00	178.84
5	1300–1350	1,325	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	877	192.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	734	235.00	235.00
5	900–950	908	240.00	240.00
8	1100–1150	1,118	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	788	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,269	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,378	3,725.00–4,000.00	3,917.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,148	4,050.00–4,550.00	4,327.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,400	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,479	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,450	3,375.00	3,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	892	2,475.00	2,475.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	956	2,375.00	2,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,000	173.00–180.00	177.03
1	—	2,380	183.50	183.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,458	147.00–154.00	151.04
85	—	1,359	143.00–147.00	145.34
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,357	139.00–145.00	142.47
95	—	1,242	128.00–139.00	133.13
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,561	142.00–145.00	143.81
105	—	1,462	135.00–142.00	139.26

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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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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