Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures closed with $5.175 to $5.60 losses across the front months on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.92 to $346.01 on August 13. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $318.14/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −25.20 against this barn's trailing median of $343.33.

Average price

$318.14

20 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.07

vs WA average

−6.90 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	753	318.14	2,395	20

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

15 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $380.22, low $286.35, median $343.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

318.14

—

WA average2 barns · 141 hd

320.20

−2.07

National average124 barns · 4,472 hd

325.04

−6.90

This barn, trailing median15 sales

343.33

−25.20

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	—	Low	1,888	198.20	3,742	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,399	170.16	2,381	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,272	160.85	2,046	63
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,562	189.50	2,960	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,551	161.51	2,505	268
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,342	141.87	1,904	246

Every lot, as filed

33 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%	—	1,233	129.76/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,600	42
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,097	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,234	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,320	7
Bulls	—	—	1,913	192.42/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,681	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	162.01/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,194	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,702	164.07/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,792	152
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,568	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	368	352.38/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,297	12
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	772	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,374	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,010	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,131	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,358	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,750	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,239	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,596	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	991	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,750	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	719	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,416	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	777	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,642	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,114	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,351	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	974	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,084	16
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,454	5
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	708	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,428	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	199.76/cwt	198.50–202.50	3,736	21
Bulls	—	—	2,095	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,316	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,562	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,960	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	170.69/cwt	168.50–173.00	2,492	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,520	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,437	149.90/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,154	134
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	160.32/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,176	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	164.35/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,280	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	156.75/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,782	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	136.53/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,718	58
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,066	120.39/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,283	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	2,093	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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 370Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 815Last week 650Year ago 800

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,233	126.00–134.00	129.76
134	—	1,437	146.00–153.00	149.90
58	—	1,258	136.00–140.00	136.53
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	135.00	135.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,702	162.00–166.00	164.07
105	—	1,357	158.00–162.00	160.32
6	—	1,500	139.50	139.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,066	111.00–124.00	120.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,354	157.00–166.00	162.01
29	—	1,460	168.50–173.00	170.69
6	—	1,448	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,387	159.00–165.00	164.35
29	—	1,137	153.00–159.00	156.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,913	190.00–194.00	192.42
21	—	1,870	198.50–202.50	199.76
1	—	2,095	206.00	206.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	189.50	189.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	708	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	991	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	355.00	355.00
6	650–700	683	376.00	376.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	719	336.00	336.00
6	750–800	777	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	300.00–390.00	352.38
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	708	343.00	343.00
14	750–800	772	305.00–310.00	307.48
5	1000–1050	1,014	242.00	242.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	950–1000	974	214.00	214.00
5	1000–1050	1,010	211.00	211.00
15	1100–1150	1,114	211.00	211.00
9	1200–1250	1,239	209.50	209.50
6	1350–1400	1,358	202.50	202.50

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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