Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker cattle less than 700 lbs 2.00-10.00 lower, over 700 lbs. firm to 2.00 higher. CME feeder cattle futures closed the session with contracts down 50 cents to $1 and May up 65 cents to keep up with the index. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 33 cents on April 30, with the average price at $296.10. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.97/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −122.41 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$357.97

69 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−16.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	367.00	2,019	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	357.11	1,920	63

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale69 hd

357.97

—

WA average1 barns · 69 hd

357.97

+0.00

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−16.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−122.41

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	1,843	172.11	3,172	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	152.43	2,093	314
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,241	151.58	1,882	21
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,581	174.50	2,759	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,530	143.06	2,189	280
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,536	140.64	2,160	320

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,561	$3,439	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$3,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,166	$2,936	11

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,702	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	155.55/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,031	165
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,607	139.23/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,237	135
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,706	142.72/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,435	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	138.43/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,876	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,200	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,803	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	650–700	668	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	885	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	906	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	522	319.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,668	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	682	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,073	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,791	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,727	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,046	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	350.25/cwt	347.50–357.00	1,982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	359.65/cwt	355.00–360.50	1,895	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,561	3,439.33/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,439	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,788	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,126	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,010	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,084	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,060	16
Steers	Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,763	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,329	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,445	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,500	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	3,230	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	731	325.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,380	58
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	733	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,049	10
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	781	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,210	17
Steers	Large 1	850–900	880	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,517	62
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	804	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,970	7
Bulls	—	—	1,889	164.65/cwt	157.00–170.00	3,110	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,581	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,759	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	148.55/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,161	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	155.02/cwt	154.50–155.50	2,021	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,459	146.62/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,139	145
Bulls	—	—	1,820	175.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,201	15

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 1,735Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 750Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	147.00	147.00
12	—	1,304	154.50–155.50	155.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,306	152.00–158.00	155.55
145	—	1,455	144.00–152.00	148.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	164.00	164.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,607	134.00–143.00	139.23
145	—	1,459	143.00–149.00	146.62
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,706	141.00–144.00	142.72
155	—	1,355	135.00–141.00	138.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	182.50	182.50
9	—	1,889	157.00–170.00	164.65
15	—	1,820	170.00–180.00	175.90
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	174.50	174.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	362.00	362.00
31	450–500	499	346.00	346.00
6	500–550	533	369.50	369.50
5	550–600	560	322.00	322.00
28	600–650	642	279.00	279.00
65	650–700	690	296.50	296.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	522	315.00–325.00	319.54
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1100–1150	1,126	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	733	279.50	279.50
17	750–800	781	283.00	283.00
7	800–850	804	245.00	245.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	668	132.50	132.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1050–1100	1,084	190.00	190.00
5	1300–1350	1,329	184.00	184.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	682	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	436	410.00	410.00
46	500–550	527	355.00–360.50	359.65
17	550–600	566	347.50–357.00	350.25
5	650–700	663	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	550	367.00	367.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1250–1300	1,285	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	700–750	731	325.00–330.00	325.52
62	850–900	880	286.00	286.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	906	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,561	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,439.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,383	4,300.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,500	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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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

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