Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures collapsed further from the midday losses to close with nearby contracts down $7.57 to $8.37. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.98 to $335.01 on July 30. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 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 $368.00/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −26.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$368.00

38 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+20.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	368.00	1,862	38

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 sale38 hd

368.00

—

WA average1 barns · 38 hd

368.00

+0.00

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+20.50

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−26.00

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	1,888	199.71	3,770	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,756	166.42	2,922	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	161.28	2,064	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	159.71	2,131	64
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,411	154.64	2,183	260
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,409	149.37	2,104	240

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls	—	—	1,886	203.01/cwt	202.50–205.00	3,829	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	157.02/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,291	135
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	152.06/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,068	125
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	146.04/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,982	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	161.38/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,334	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	157.10/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,822	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	398	437.57/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,943	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	716	138.45/cwt	138.00–139.00	991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,862	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,084	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	391.00/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	660	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,105	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	943	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,886	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	11
Steers	Large 1	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,049	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,161	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,152	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,142	5
Bulls	—	—	1,889	197.88/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,738	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	166.42/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,922	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	161.28/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,064	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,456	152.43/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,219	125
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	984	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,509	7
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	714	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,228	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 Jul 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 700Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 250Year ago 600

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,886	202.50–205.00	203.01
9	—	1,889	196.00–200.00	197.88
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,459	154.00–159.00	157.02
125	—	1,360	149.00–154.00	152.06
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,357	142.00–149.00	146.04
125	—	1,456	149.00–155.00	152.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,446	155.00–164.00	161.38
25	—	1,160	154.00–159.00	157.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,756	163.00–169.00	166.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,280	158.00–163.00	161.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	398	420.00–455.00	437.57
15	500–550	541	377.50–400.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	474	410.00	410.00
27	500–550	540	386.00	386.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	716	138.00–139.00	138.45
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	943	200.00	200.00
6	1000–1050	1,049	206.00	206.00
8	1150–1200	1,152	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	417.50	417.50
38	500–550	506	368.00	368.00
5	600–650	632	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	375.00	375.00
11	650–700	660	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	714	312.00	312.00
7	950–1000	984	255.00	255.00

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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