Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle were 25 to 75 cents higher in most contracts, with October down a nickel. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 63 cents at $375.10 on October 15. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Dairy slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.24/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −13.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$380.24

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.66

vs WA average

−17.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	389.62	2,076	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	543	365.00	1,982	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

380.24

—

WA average2 barns · 259 hd

403.89

−23.66

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−17.62

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−13.76

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	—	Average	1,892	176.53	3,339	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,264	155.91	1,971	170
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	155.03	1,968	163
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,574	153.22	2,412	217
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,394	147.53	2,056	122

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$2,600	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,600	5

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,353	126.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,714	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	150.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,676	72
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,480	154.16/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,282	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,283	170.47/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,187	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,366	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,981	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	152.36/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,905	68
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	356	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	671	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	412	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	348.58/cwt	342.50–354.00	2,158	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,073	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	543	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,982	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,267	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,002	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,088	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,070	8
Steers	Large 1	900–950	939	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,958	5
Heifers	Large 1	1400–1450	1,400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,534	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,116	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,623	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,229	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,937	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,312	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,035	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,117	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	139.74/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,719	37
Steers	Large 1	850–900	890	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,857	6
Steers	Large 1	700–750	701	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,629	7
Steers	Large 1	800–850	826	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,957	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	976	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,366	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	158.74/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,268	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	158.51/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,013	94
Bulls	—	—	2,178	183.50/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	169.56/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,721	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,771	158.91/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,814	108

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 690Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 765Last week 1,000Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,353	124.00–129.00	126.65
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,480	152.00–157.00	154.16
37	—	1,230	137.50–144.00	139.74
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,379	145.00–150.00	147.58
108	—	1,771	157.00–166.00	158.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,115	150.00–155.00	150.34
5	—	976	140.00	140.00
78	—	1,429	156.00–165.00	158.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,283	168.00–173.00	170.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	145.00	145.00
68	—	1,250	149.00–155.00	152.36
4	—	1,275	166.00	166.00
94	—	1,270	155.00–163.00	158.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,178	181.00–188.00	183.50
3	—	1,605	160.00–178.00	169.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	691	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	671	370.00	370.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	701	375.00	375.00
10	800–850	826	358.00	358.00
6	850–900	890	321.00	321.00
5	900–950	939	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	412	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	370.00	370.00
8	450–500	471	425.00	425.00
8	500–550	511	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	568	365.00	365.00
23	600–650	619	342.50–354.00	348.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	543	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1400–1450	1,400	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	440.00	440.00
10	650–700	687	330.00	330.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1050–1100	1,088	251.00	251.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,116	235.00	235.00
7	1200–1250	1,229	239.00	239.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,065	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,312	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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