Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures extended the losses to Thursday, with losses of $3.40 to $6.35 in most contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 24 cents on May 14, with the average price at $302.17. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $245.00/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −70.45 against this barn's trailing median of $315.45.

Average price

$245.00

12 head · 853 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−27.11 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	853	245.00	2,090	12thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

11 sales

Heifers 800–900 lb: high $350.00, low $276.77, median $315.45 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

245.00

—

WA average1 barns · 12 hd

245.00

+0.00

National average99 barns · 6,815 hd

272.11

−27.11

This barn, trailing median11 sales

315.45

−70.45

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	1,925	168.34	3,240	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	151.25	2,064	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	147.68	1,763	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,301	138.41	1,800	245
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,599	136.38	2,181	245

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,277	$2,100	6

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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	139.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,750	95
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,260	124.52/cwt	112.00–127.50	1,569	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,050	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,260	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,120	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	134.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,169	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	154.03/cwt	153.50–154.25	1,830	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,111	8
Dairy Heifers	Small 3-4	750–800	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	450–500	484	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	871	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	740	120.92/cwt	120.00–122.00	895	13
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	853	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,090	12
Steers	Large 1	1350–1400	1,364	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,796	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	992	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,929	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,172	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,698	6
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	935	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,127	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,006	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,952	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,368	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,832	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,144	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	2,225	11
Bulls	—	—	1,833	173.41/cwt	168.00–176.50	3,179	9
Bulls	—	—	2,043	161.82/cwt	155.00–168.00	3,306	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,002	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,709	141.48/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,418	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	140.88/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,691	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	143.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,951	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 May 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 540Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 900Year ago 850

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,258	135.00–142.00	139.10
105	—	1,357	142.00–145.00	143.74
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,260	112.00–127.50	124.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,050	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,610	130.00–138.00	134.69
115	—	1,709	138.00–144.00	141.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	159.50	159.50
5	—	1,400	143.00	143.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,188	153.50–154.25	154.03
14	—	1,200	136.00–145.00	140.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,833	168.00–176.50	173.41
7	—	2,043	155.00–168.00	161.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1300–1350	1,300	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	560	377.00	377.00
5	650–700	694	313.00	313.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1350–1400	1,364	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	765	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	180.00	180.00
13	700–750	740	120.00–122.00	120.92
5	750–800	785	118.00	118.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,006	194.00	194.00
11	1100–1150	1,144	194.50	194.50
5	1350–1400	1,368	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	853	245.00	245.00
10	900–950	935	227.50	227.50
5	1150–1200	1,190	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	992	194.50	194.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,277	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

What quality paid 800–900 lb

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

How it compared 800–900 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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