Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady. CME Feeder cattle futures led the charge, with a few contracts closing over the $300 level and up $2.65 to $3.05 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.37 on May 7, with the average price at $295.78. Slaughter cows 1.00-11.00 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 $352.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −41.99 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$352.01

10 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+19.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	352.01	1,834	10thin

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 sale10 hd

352.01

—

WA average1 barns · 10 hd

352.01

+0.00

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+19.19

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−41.99

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	2,019	180.52	3,644	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,419	142.04	2,016	240
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,280	138.04	1,767	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,483	135.48	2,010	270
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	133.92	1,552	325

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	131.76/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,605	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,327	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,183	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	138.04/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,767	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,742	75
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	137.08/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,519	65
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,157	128.59/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,488	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,195	11
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	875	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	678	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,905	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	928	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,847	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,167	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	689	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,950	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	352.01/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,945	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	773	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,234	6
Steers	Large 1	800–850	822	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,347	14
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	756	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,117	5
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	801	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,271	46
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,006	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	803	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,080	28
Bulls	—	—	2,036	185.07/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,768	11
Bulls	—	—	1,980	170.52/cwt	165.00–178.00	3,376	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	143.84/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,093	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	137.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,885	90
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,759	140.29/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,468	85
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	135.49/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,114	75

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 820Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,200Year ago 900

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,218	128.00–134.00	131.76
85	—	1,759	138.00–142.00	140.29
75	—	1,560	132.00–138.00	135.49
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,207	140.00–147.50	144.31
65	—	1,108	133.00–140.00	137.08
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,157	123.00–132.00	128.59
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,327	164.50	164.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,280	137.00–139.00	138.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,455	141.00–146.00	143.84
90	—	1,367	133.00–141.00	137.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,036	178.00–189.00	185.07
5	—	1,980	165.00–178.00	170.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	448	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	519	380.00	380.00
11	550–600	560	392.00	392.00
5	600–650	644	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	773	289.00	289.00
14	800–850	822	285.50	285.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	875	209.00	209.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	928	199.00	199.00
6	1150–1200	1,167	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	689	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	521	350.00–354.00	352.01
9	600–650	609	295.00	295.00
10	650–700	657	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	756	280.00	280.00
46	800–850	801	283.50	283.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	770	260.50	260.50
28	800–850	803	259.00	259.00

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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