Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak. CME Feeder cattle futures are bouncing back, up $4.10 to $4.20. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 25 cents on May 27 with an average price of $295.84. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 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 $349.08/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −131.30 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$349.08

17 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−25.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	349.08	2,042	17thin

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 sale17 hd

349.08

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

349.08

+0.00

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−25.06

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−131.30

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	1,884	174.32	3,284	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	155.82	2,088	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,618	154.81	2,505	171
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,583	148.03	2,344	300
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,307	137.65	1,800	280

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,355	141.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,911	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,109	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	144.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,248	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,160	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,868	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,070	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,684	135
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	1000–1050	1,008	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,519	11
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	776	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	464	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	340.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	349.08/cwt	348.00–351.00	2,042	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,262	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,322	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,304	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,756	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,087	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,635	154.58/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,527	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	151.63/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,435	155
Bulls	—	—	1,919	172.96/cwt	167.00–176.50	3,319	21
Bulls	—	—	1,700	181.44/cwt	178.50–183.50	3,084	4
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	7
Steers	Large 1	750–800	783	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,173	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 470Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 850Last week 650Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,355	137.00–144.00	141.01
135	—	1,256	130.00–137.00	134.05
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,559	140.00–147.00	144.18
155	—	1,606	147.00–155.00	151.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,635	153.00–155.00	154.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,919	167.00–176.50	172.96
4	—	1,700	178.50–183.50	181.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	1,475.00	1,475.00
9	400–450	447	390.00	390.00
11	450–500	472	397.50	397.50
17	550–600	585	348.00–351.00	349.08
9	650–700	693	331.00	331.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	783	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,008	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	417.50	417.50
11	400–450	422	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	479	357.50	357.50
11	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	340.64
5	550–600	591	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	900	197.00	197.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	776	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,087	191.50	191.50
9	1200–1250	1,200	192.00	192.00
10	1250–1300	1,262	184.00	184.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	375.00	375.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1300–1350	1,300	212.00	212.00

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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