Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. CME Feeder cattle futures are pushing higher on Thursday, with $1.85 to $2.10 gains at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 39 cents at $365.47 on September 9. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.33/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −46.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$347.33

21 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$708

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$130.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−21.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	390.00	2,196	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	519	375.50	1,949	8thin
Small and Medium 3-4	572	260.00	1,487	6thin

One grade step is worth $130.00/cwt here — about $708 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale21 hd

347.33

—

WA average1 barns · 21 hd

347.33

+0.00

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−21.01

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−46.67

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	1,848	188.79	3,490	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	169.32	2,230	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	168.27	2,016	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	161.21	2,379	230
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,332	149.31	1,989	148
Steers	Select	Average	1,537	170.00	2,613	5thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,214	6

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,139	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	170.38/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,166	15
Bulls	—	—	1,751	184.11/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,224	9
Steers	Select	—	1,537	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	169.51/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,288	24
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	636	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,162	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	519	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	1,949	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	572	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	383.79/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,326	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	414.05/cwt	408.00–425.00	2,505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	719	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,301	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	657	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,497	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	589	381.53/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,247	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,903	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1500–1550	1,520	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,934	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,214.00/head	2,214.00–2,214.00	2,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	403.46/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,739	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,282	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	834	311.62/cwt	292.50–319.50	2,599	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	821	238.98/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,962	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,094	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,385	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,168	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,546	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,021	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,318	6
Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	746	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,462	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,073	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,803	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	142.28/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,935	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	930	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,534	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	706	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,312	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	164.51/cwt	160.50–168.00	2,550	116
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	157.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,210	114
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	136.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,721	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	161.54/cwt	158.50–165.00	2,229	76
Bulls	—	—	1,936	193.01/cwt	187.00–199.50	3,737	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,207	126.28/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,524	13

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 380Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 650Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,070	149.00	149.00
15	—	1,271	167.00–172.00	170.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,350	167.00–173.00	169.51
4	—	1,260	173.50	173.50
4	—	1,175	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,751	181.00–186.00	184.11
10	—	1,936	187.00–199.50	193.01
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	170.00	170.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,360	137.00–145.50	142.28
37	—	1,261	132.00–140.00	136.48
76	—	1,380	158.50–165.00	161.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,550	160.50–168.00	164.51
114	—	1,400	155.00–160.00	157.86
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,207	123.00–129.00	126.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	375.50	375.50
6	600–650	636	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	563	390.00	390.00
20	600–650	606	375.00–387.50	383.79
5	650–700	652	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	719	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	706	327.50	327.50
17	800–850	834	292.50–319.50	311.62
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	930	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	426.00	426.00
16	600–650	605	408.00–425.00	414.05
35	650–700	679	400.00–406.00	403.46
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	589	355.00–400.00	381.53
6	650–700	657	380.00	380.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	746	330.00	330.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	821	237.50–240.00	238.98
6	1000–1050	1,021	227.00	227.00
5	1050–1100	1,094	218.00	218.00
5	1150–1200	1,168	218.00	218.00
5	1350–1400	1,350	215.00	215.00
5	1500–1550	1,520	193.00	193.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,393	2,214.00	2,214.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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