Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder cattle futures are up $1.50 to $2.40 so far on the Thursday session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 27 cents at $361.36 on September 16. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 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 $409.78/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −70.60 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$409.78

33 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$53.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.65

vs WA average

+5.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	421.17	2,349	26
Small and Medium 2-3	588	367.50	2,161	7thin

One grade step is worth $53.67/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale33 hd

409.78

—

WA average2 barns · 297 hd

449.43

−39.65

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+5.14

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−70.60

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	1,892	183.58	3,473	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	200.00	2,021	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,475	168.50	2,485	343
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,699	169.03	2,872	196
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,377	152.61	2,102	306

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$3,725	10

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,721	174.18/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,998	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	168.50/cwt	167.50–169.00	2,485	343
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,699	169.03/cwt	166.00–171.50	2,872	196
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,453	139.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,023	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	987	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,273	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	826	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	365.67/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,073	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	405.52/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,344	15
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	688	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,184	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	588	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	404.69/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,489	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	442.50/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,076	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,464	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,031	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,371	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,139	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,972	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	3,725.00/head	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	349.63/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,175	13
Bulls	—	—	2,006	189.84/cwt	187.00–194.50	3,808	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,733	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,404	158.02/cwt	154.00–161.50	2,219	192
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,359	149.92/cwt	146.50–153.00	2,037	62
Steers	Large 1	700–750	719	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,552	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,437	197.14/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,833	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 690Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 950Last week 800Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,721	161.00–182.00	174.18
12	—	2,006	187.00–194.50	189.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
343	—	1,475	167.50–169.00	168.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	255.00	255.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	145.00	145.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	1,699	166.00–171.50	169.03
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,453	135.00–142.00	139.21
192	—	1,404	154.00–161.50	158.02
62	—	1,359	146.50–153.00	149.92
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	987	128.00–130.00	128.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	544	362.50	362.50
18	550–600	567	355.00–373.00	365.67
13	600–650	622	345.00–352.50	349.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	546	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	780	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	500.00	500.00
11	500–550	530	432.50–455.00	442.50
15	550–600	578	395.00–412.50	405.52
21	600–650	615	395.00–415.00	404.69
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	588	367.50	367.50
5	650–700	688	317.50	317.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	719	355.00	355.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,031	230.00	230.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	229.00	229.00
13	1100–1150	1,139	228.00	228.00
13	1400–1450	1,437	196.00–199.00	197.14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,146	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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