Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are down 70 cents in the expiring October contract, as other months are up $1.50 to $3.00. The CME Feeder Cattle Index fell $3.63 at $356.62 on October 28. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 lower. Best demand for beef type feeder cows. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.27/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −50.73 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$343.27

26 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$59.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.50

vs WA average

−31.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	359.21	2,051	19thin
Small and Medium 2-3	563	300.00	1,689	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.21/cwt here — about $362 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 sale26 hd

343.27

—

WA average2 barns · 344 hd

349.77

−6.50

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−31.62

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−50.73

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	1,857	173.19	3,216	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	170.38	2,008	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,451	158.16	2,295	97
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,692	154.24	2,610	170
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,488	140.60	2,092	191

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,550	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,364	24

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,465	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	160.57/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,278	66
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,243	125.84/cwt	116.00–129.50	1,564	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	901	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,338	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,030	171.69/cwt	169.00–177.50	1,768	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	163.11/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,042	46
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	596	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,146	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	366	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	609	348.18/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,120	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	471	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,719	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,263	2,340.06/head	2,250.00–2,425.00	2,340	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	343.81/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,132	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,243	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	594	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	877	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,271	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1550–1600	1,551	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,474	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,213	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,802	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,100	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,629	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	2,388.72/head	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,389	12
Bulls	—	—	1,953	177.43/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,465	8
Bulls	—	—	1,708	160.88/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	154.22/cwt	152.00–156.50	2,303	27
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,593	152.75/cwt	147.50–153.00	2,433	79
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,778	155.54/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,766	91
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	948	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,465	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,710	150.90/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,580	88
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	141.92/cwt	138.50–147.50	1,916	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	133.27/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,818	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	154.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,864	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,669	7
Bulls	—	—	1,685	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	3,176	1

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 620Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,240Year ago 850

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 300Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	145.00	145.00
66	—	1,419	157.00–165.00	160.57
27	—	1,493	152.00–156.50	154.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	901	259.50	259.50
13	—	1,030	169.00–177.50	171.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,252	159.00–167.00	163.11
13	—	1,208	150.00–158.00	154.33
7	—	1,274	131.00	131.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,243	116.00–129.50	125.84
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,593	147.50–153.00	152.75
91	—	1,778	153.00–157.00	155.54
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,710	148.00–153.00	150.90
28	—	1,350	138.50–147.50	141.92
22	—	1,364	130.00–136.50	133.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,953	172.00–181.00	177.43
4	—	1,708	155.00–169.00	160.88
1	—	1,685	188.50	188.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	596	360.00	360.00
11	600–650	609	340.00–355.00	348.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	507	442.50	442.50
12	600–650	628	380.00	380.00
9	650–700	653	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	616	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	1,300.00	1,300.00
7	550–600	563	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	375.00	375.00
12	550–600	584	350.00	350.00
13	600–650	620	342.00–345.00	343.81
12	650–700	653	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	471	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	877	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	948	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	594	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,100	239.00	239.00
10	1200–1250	1,213	230.00–232.00	230.99
5	1550–1600	1,551	159.50	159.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,263	2,250.00–2,425.00	2,340.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,402	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,388.72

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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