Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are up $1 in the November contract, with other contracts fown $5.60 to $6.20. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $2.09 to $340.67 on November 11. Slaughter cows 1and bulls 1.00-6.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate demand especially for feeder type cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.58 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$400.33

44 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$39.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−24.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	409.31	2,230	33
Small and Medium 2-3	579	377.50	2,186	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	579	370.00	2,142	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.31/cwt here — about $87 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

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 sale44 hd

400.33

—

WA average1 barns · 44 hd

400.33

+0.00

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−24.54

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−78.58

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	1,884	155.17	2,924	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	152.80	2,024	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,732	152.00	2,633	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	148.18	1,843	86
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,620	138.00	2,236	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,518	144.02	2,187	166
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,461	140.08	2,046	216

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)	1,270	$2,368	44
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,675	7

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	336.62/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,050	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,106	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	690	342.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,361	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	466	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,678	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	439	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	398.92/cwt	391.50–407.50	2,222	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,077	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	401	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,724	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	579	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,186	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	392	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,372	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	386	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,660	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	579	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,142	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1200–1250	1,200	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,908	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1050–1100	1,094	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,663	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,591	146.14/cwt	142.50–147.50	2,325	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,166	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,761	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,178	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,014	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,288	149.13/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,921	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,312	156.47/cwt	154.00–159.50	2,053	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,240	118.33/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,467	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	140.91/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,919	78
Bulls	—	—	1,810	155.14/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,808	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	150.24/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,082	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,579	135.66/cwt	133.00–137.50	2,142	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,101	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	146.19/cwt	138.50–151.00	1,851	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,657	145.52/cwt	144.75–149.00	2,411	88
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	3,215	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	142.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,938	78
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,294	155.36/cwt	152.00–158.50	2,010	39
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	975	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,330	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	789	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,525	11
Steers	Large 1	850–900	867	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,644	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	3,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,126	124.98/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,407	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	153.28/cwt	152.00–157.50	2,005	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	2,661.76/head	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,662	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,253	2,270.20/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,270	33
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,165	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	321.08/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,122	15

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 610Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,000Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 200Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	454	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	569	365.00	365.00
11	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	336.62
15	650–700	661	320.00–322.00	321.08
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	466	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	392	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	975	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	470.00	470.00
11	450–500	466	440.00	440.00
9	500–550	512	437.00	437.00
24	550–600	557	391.50–407.50	398.92
5	650–700	693	370.00	370.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	401	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	579	370.00	370.00
16	650–700	690	340.00–345.00	342.21
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	579	377.50	377.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	789	320.00	320.00
5	850–900	867	305.00	305.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	648	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,094	152.00	152.00
6	1200–1250	1,200	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1150–1200	1,165	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	529	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,591	142.50–147.50	146.14
78	—	1,362	138.00–143.00	140.91
9	—	1,579	133.00–137.50	135.66
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,240	111.00–125.00	118.33
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,657	144.75–149.00	145.52
78	—	1,362	140.00–144.00	142.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,166	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,178	171.00	171.00
39	—	1,294	152.00–158.50	155.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	147.00–151.00	149.13
18	—	1,312	154.00–159.50	156.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,386	149.00–151.00	150.24
43	—	1,308	152.00–157.50	153.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	152.50	152.50
11	—	1,266	138.50–151.00	146.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,126	110.00–131.00	124.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,810	151.00–162.00	155.14
1	—	1,935	169.50	169.50
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,280	141.00	141.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	138.00	138.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,321	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,661.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,253	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,270.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,061	2,675.00	2,675.00

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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Steers · 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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