Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle fell lower by $3 to $4.75 on the Thursday session following Wednesday's limit losses. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.66 to $347.82 on November 5. Slaughter cows and 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 $315.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −79.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$315.00

6 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−55.24

vs WA average

−50.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	585	315.00	1,843	6thin

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

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 sale6 hd

315.00

—

WA average2 barns · 220 hd

370.24

−55.24

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−50.61

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−79.00

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	1,946	169.20	3,292	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	160.87	1,815	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,441	157.02	2,263	43
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,688	166.72	2,814	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,649	152.68	2,518	180
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,368	138.47	1,895	252

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$2,919	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,417	$2,862	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,816	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,402	$2,526	51

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,550	150.50/cwt	147.50–152.50	2,333	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,999	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,859	154.88/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,879	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	146.12/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,727	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,141	178.33/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,035	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,015	156.31/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,587	39
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	800–850	836	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	978	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	800–850	838	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,404	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,243	2,542.04/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,542	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	169	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	201	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	898	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,717	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	353.73/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,239	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	393.41/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,089	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,054	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	2,861.74/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,862	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,186	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,639	8
Bulls	—	—	1,999	164.28/cwt	159.00–173.00	3,284	9
Bulls	—	—	1,866	176.59/cwt	174.50–183.50	3,295	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	132.69/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,656	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,594	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,364	157.70/cwt	155.50–159.50	2,151	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,411	141.68/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,999	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	150.16/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,117	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,594	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,407	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,222	161.60/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,975	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	155.84/cwt	152.50–160.50	2,380	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,143	121.27/cwt	114.00–125.50	1,386	62
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,688	166.72/cwt	162.50–171.00	2,814	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,095	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,573	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,343	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,565	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,214	232.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,820	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,137	233.22/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,652	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	952	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,856	11
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,242	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,923.60/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,924	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,289	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,919.27/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,919	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,559	2,587.92/head	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,588	25

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 Nov 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 500Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,000Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 50Year ago 500

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,550	147.50–152.50	150.50
61	—	1,248	127.50–137.50	132.69
15	—	1,411	139.00–143.00	141.68
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,859	153.00–158.00	154.88
84	—	1,410	148.00–153.00	150.16
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,143	114.00–125.50	121.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,594	151.00	151.00
9	—	1,527	152.50–160.50	155.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,182	145.00–148.00	146.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,141	175.00–179.50	178.33
39	—	1,015	153.00–160.00	156.31
39	—	1,222	156.00–169.00	161.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	173.00	173.00
22	—	1,364	155.50–159.50	157.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,999	159.00–173.00	164.28
6	—	1,866	174.50–183.50	176.59
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	162.50–171.00	166.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	608	285.00	285.00
5	800–850	836	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	898	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	405.00	405.00
6	600–650	604	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	952	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,043	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	838	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
7	150–200	169	1,400.00	1,400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	201	1,350.00	1,350.00
6	400–450	428	480.00	480.00
15	500–550	531	390.00–395.00	393.41
14	600–650	633	345.00–360.00	353.73
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,095	235.00	235.00
17	1100–1150	1,137	230.00–235.00	233.22
8	1150–1200	1,186	222.50	222.50
11	1200–1250	1,214	230.00–235.00	232.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1300–1350	1,343	191.00	191.00

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)	21	—	1,243	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,542.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,288	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,417	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,861.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,206	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,923.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,337	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,919.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,559	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,587.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,289	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,188	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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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

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