Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker steers and heifers sharply lower. Feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are collapsing $5.47 to $6.20 so far at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 62 cents at $364.71 on September 30. Slaughter cows 1.0-4.00 lower and bulls steady. Trade active with very good demand especially for beef type cows returning to feed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.26/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −10.74 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$383.26

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$3.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.08

vs WA average

+14.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	383.95	2,150	33
Small and Medium 1-2	522	380.00	1,984	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about $167 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 sale40 hd

383.26

—

WA average2 barns · 211 hd

402.35

−19.08

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

+14.35

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−10.74

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	1,843	180.10	3,319	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,249	167.97	2,098	186
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,542	167.77	2,587	221
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,555	170.00	2,644	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,542	161.18	2,486	307
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,527	157.61	2,407	251

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,550	6

Every lot, as filed

44 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%Return to Feed	—	1,110	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	160.43/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,501	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,197	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	145.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,922	53
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,659	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,721	157
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	158.19/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,246	150
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	563	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,097	12
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1000–1050	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,513	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	701	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,016	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	762	138.87/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,058	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	522	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,984	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	377.56/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	380.15/cwt	375.00–383.50	2,498	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	378.41/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,157	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	388.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,270	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	459.93/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,166	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,349	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,698	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,120	237.50/cwt	232.50–240.00	2,660	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,163	239.94/cwt	237.00–242.00	2,791	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1100–1150	1,121	186.59/cwt	182.50–190.00	2,092	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,972	6
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	918	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,676	37
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	889	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,738	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,650	5
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	779	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,578	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	774	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,748	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	973	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,335	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,451	169.09/cwt	168.00–170.50	2,453	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,268	138.84/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,760	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	167.78/cwt	163.00–170.50	2,617	181
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,499	156.41/cwt	152.50–159.50	2,345	32
Bulls	—	—	1,868	194.27/cwt	193.00–195.50	3,629	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	187.22/cwt	184.00–192.50	3,673	28
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,249	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,098	174
Bulls	—	—	1,674	168.71/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,824	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,238	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,222	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,629	163.86/cwt	160.50–167.00	2,669	152

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 Oct 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 862Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 760Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	177.00	177.00
174	—	1,249	166.00–170.00	168.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,559	160.00–161.00	160.43
181	—	1,560	163.00–170.50	167.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,400	147.50	147.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,451	168.00–170.50	169.09
4	—	1,238	179.50	179.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,322	140.00–150.00	145.36
32	—	1,499	152.50–159.50	156.41
152	—	1,629	160.50–167.00	163.86
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,659	160.00–168.00	164.03
150	—	1,420	155.00–160.00	158.19
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,268	138.50–139.50	138.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	193.00–195.50	194.27
28	—	1,962	184.00–192.50	187.22
20	—	1,674	163.00–180.00	168.71
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	372.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	698	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	471	455.00–465.00	459.93
25	550–600	584	380.00–395.00	388.63
18	650–700	657	375.00–383.50	380.15
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	702	377.50	377.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	774	355.00	355.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,000	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	145.00	145.00
18	750–800	762	136.00–140.00	138.87
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	973	240.00	240.00
21	1100–1150	1,120	232.50–240.00	237.50
27	1150–1200	1,163	237.00–242.00	239.94
5	1300–1350	1,349	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1100–1150	1,121	182.50–190.00	186.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	415.00	415.00
28	550–600	570	367.50–385.00	378.41
6	600–650	619	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	360.00–392.50	377.56
7	500–550	522	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	639	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
37	900–950	918	291.50	291.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	779	331.00	331.00
5	850–900	889	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	400.00	400.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,173	2,550.00	2,550.00

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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