Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are up another $3.55 to $4.40 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.27 at $365.51 on October 7. Dairy slaighter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.13/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −68.78 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$410.13

12 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.30

vs WA average

−35.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	410.13	2,412	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale12 hd

410.13

—

WA average2 barns · 353 hd

440.43

−30.30

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−35.72

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−68.78

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	1,950	183.91	3,586	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	171.93	2,168	181
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,216	162.53	1,977	176
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	160.00	2,800	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,283	182.00	4,155	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,533	157.47	2,414	268
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,495	146.39	2,188	214

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	410.13/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,412	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	547	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	380.50/cwt	380.50–380.50	2,104	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,751	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,285	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,370	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	550–600	589	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,032	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	411.54/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	614	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,149	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,490	147.65/cwt	140.50–149.50	2,200	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,564	153.93/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,407	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,853	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	159.25/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,911	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	165.98/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,043	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,800	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,320	125.89/cwt	119.50–129.50	1,662	39
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	135.18/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,872	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,016	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,829	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,099	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,912	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	155.10/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,035	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,153	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	163.36/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,228	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	172.72/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,194	141
Bulls	—	—	1,907	178.80/cwt	176.00–182.50	3,410	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,283	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	4,155	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	190.48/cwt	185.00–194.50	3,819	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,201	171.58/cwt	169.50–174.50	2,061	9
Steers	Large 1	850–900	863	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,900	6
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,115	6
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,188	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,827	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,694	5
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,209	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,781	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,741	159.70/cwt	158.00–160.50	2,780	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,891	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,006	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,424	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	949	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,297	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,067	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,507	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	722	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,310	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	762	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,667	11

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 690Last week 636Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,100Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	588	400.00–420.00	410.13
5	650–700	684	380.00	380.00
5	800–850	831	331.00	331.00
6	950–1000	980	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	648	387.50	387.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	762	350.00	350.00
6	850–900	863	336.00	336.00
10	1150–1200	1,188	238.00	238.00
10	1200–1250	1,209	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	709	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	613	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
10	550–600	594	350.00–355.00	352.50
6	600–650	614	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	504	410.00–412.50	411.54
9	550–600	553	380.50	380.50
6	600–650	647	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	589	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
10	650–700	682	335.00	335.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	722	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
9	650–700	677	350.00	350.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	949	242.00	242.00
7	1000–1050	1,006	241.00	241.00
5	1050–1100	1,067	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,490	140.50–149.50	147.65
130	—	1,564	152.00–157.00	153.93
19	—	1,385	133.00–139.50	135.18
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,320	119.50–129.50	125.89
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,312	152.00–158.00	155.10
138	—	1,741	158.00–160.50	159.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,235	149.00–151.00	150.04
60	—	1,200	156.00–162.00	159.25
93	—	1,231	162.00–169.00	165.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,750	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	180.00	180.00
14	—	1,099	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,201	169.50–174.50	171.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,364	163.00–164.00	163.36
141	—	1,270	168.00–176.00	172.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,907	176.00–182.50	178.80
7	—	2,005	185.00–194.50	190.48
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,283	182.00	182.00

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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