Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 higher. Feeder cattle futures are up a nickel in the expiring September contract, with other contracts down $6 to $7. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 21 cents at $361.31 on September 23. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand especially for bred cows and lean cows to return to feed. Bred cow offerings included a few complete dispersions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.37/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −36.54 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$442.37

58 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$33.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+25.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	445.81	2,441	52
Small and Medium 1-2	593	412.50	2,446	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.31/cwt here — about −$5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

442.37

—

WA average1 barns · 58 hd

442.37

+0.00

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+25.28

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−36.54

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	1,724	182.63	3,149	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	172.00	2,752	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	170.21	2,052	140
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	167.31	2,220	150
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,748	164.77	2,881	156
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,365	142.73	1,948	298

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)	1,162	$3,875	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$3,558	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,190	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,371	$3,184	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,311	$2,737	138

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	444	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	608	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,152	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	593	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	437.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,895	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,161	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	411.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,039	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,677	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	560.43/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,034	26
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	723	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,229	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	600–650	621	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	449.43/cwt	448.00–453.00	2,391	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	477	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,237	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	489	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,760	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	933	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,049	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	162.87/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,914	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,158	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,050	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,220	172.98/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,110	96
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,158	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,552	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	139.07/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,873	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	443.16/cwt	441.00–447.50	2,477	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,383	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,309	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	3,558.28/head	3,275.00–3,825.00	3,558	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	3,184.35/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,184	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,265	2,690.63/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,691	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,763.44/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,763	88
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,696	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,671	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	198.19/cwt	197.00–199.50	3,112	2
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	716	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,452	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	783	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,780	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,088	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,584	9
Bulls	—	—	2,025	188.15/cwt	183.50–193.50	3,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	169.75/cwt	167.50–172.50	2,674	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,391	145.81/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,028	170
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	169.00/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,307	100
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,750	165.01/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,888	151

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 509Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 760Last week 950Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	150–200	155	1,600.00	1,600.00
5	200–250	228	1,650.00	1,650.00
9	250–300	283	1,625.00	1,625.00
10	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
9	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
21	400–450	433	430.00–440.00	437.74
19	450–500	495	405.00–415.00	411.87
8	500–550	539	401.00	401.00
28	600–650	624	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	444	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	608	354.00	354.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	716	342.50	342.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	469.00	469.00
6	550–600	593	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	363	550.00–570.00	560.43
5	400–450	401	500.00	500.00
33	450–500	465	512.50	512.50
22	500–550	532	448.00–453.00	449.43
30	550–600	559	441.00–447.50	443.16
30	650–700	676	396.00	396.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	783	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6	250–300	250	1,750.00	1,750.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	621	170.00	170.00
6	700–750	723	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,088	237.50	237.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	933	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,189	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,078	3,275.00–3,825.00	3,558.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,162	3,875.00	3,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,371	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,184.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	88	—	1,337	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,763.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	—	1,265	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,690.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,250	160.00–167.00	163.92
100	—	1,365	167.00–170.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,175	159.00–166.00	162.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	177.00	177.00
96	—	1,220	166.00–175.00	172.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	172.00	172.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	134.00	134.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,347	136.00–142.00	139.07
170	—	1,391	144.00–150.00	145.81
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	157.50	157.50
151	—	1,750	163.00–167.50	165.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	197.00–199.50	198.19
4	—	2,025	183.50–193.50	188.15
4	—	1,575	167.50–172.50	169.75
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	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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Reporter comment USDA

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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