Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conficts the last 2 weeks and market not reported. CME feeder cattle futures were down $2.25 to $3 on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $4.08 at $361.35 on September 3. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.23/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −12.77 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$381.23

14 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+9.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	381.23	2,223	14thin

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 sale14 hd

381.23

—

WA average1 barns · 14 hd

381.23

+0.00

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+9.72

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−12.77

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	1,927	184.61	3,558	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	165.07	2,121	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	160.68	1,702	56
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,395	181.00	2,525	1thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,896	167.00	3,166	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,581	157.26	2,486	114
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,407	137.87	1,940	156

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,153	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,105	106.23/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,174	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,305	5
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,896	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,166	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	160.97/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,028	43
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,692	161.01/cwt	158.50–163.50	2,724	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	167.47/cwt	163.00–170.50	2,194	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	158.16/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,607	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Small 4	50–100	94	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	492	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	836	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	381.23/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	353.13/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,398	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,250	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,700	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	878	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,098	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,176	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,646	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,231	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,696	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,870	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,090	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,235	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	4,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	166.00/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,911	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	154.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,318	66
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,299	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,741	12
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	6
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	851	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,476	8
Dairy Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	177.14/cwt	171.00–180.00	3,406	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,590	145.01/cwt	139.50–150.00	2,306	41
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,543	161.11/cwt	158.00–163.50	2,486	47
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	125.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,619	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	173.00/cwt	172.50–173.50	2,206	8

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 Sep 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 335Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 650Last week 815Year ago 840

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	565.00	565.00
5	550–600	591	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	767	340.00	340.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	445	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	379.00	379.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	262	1,300.00	1,300.00
14	550–600	583	380.00–382.50	381.23
5	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
13	650–700	679	350.00–355.00	353.13
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
8	850–900	851	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
5	50–100	94	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	878	239.00	239.00
5	1150–1200	1,176	225.00	225.00
7	1200–1250	1,231	219.00	219.00
5	1250–1300	1,250	216.00	216.00
6	1400–1450	1,400	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,090	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,105	95.00–117.50	106.23
12	—	1,299	133.00–135.00	133.99
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,896	167.00	167.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,692	158.50–163.50	161.01
66	—	1,500	150.00–158.00	154.53
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,590	139.50–150.00	145.01
47	—	1,543	158.00–163.50	161.11
23	—	1,295	120.00–128.00	125.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,260	158.00–163.00	160.97
47	—	1,310	163.00–170.50	167.47
8	—	1,275	172.50–173.50	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,016	153.00–162.00	158.16
18	—	1,151	162.00–168.50	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	207.00	207.00
3	—	1,923	171.00–180.00	177.14
Dairy Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	181.00	181.00

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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