Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a ligh test. Feeder cattle futures are up $5 to $5.70 on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 47 cents to $344.03 on December 9. Slaughter cows steady. Beef type slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower due in part to less demand for feeding type cows. Slaughter bulls weak. 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 $356.25/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −122.66 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$356.25

12 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−74.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	367.50	2,120	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	582	345.00	2,008	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $113 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 sale12 hd

356.25

—

WA average1 barns · 12 hd

356.25

+0.00

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−74.38

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−122.66

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	—	High	1,945	176.71	3,437	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	151.55	1,958	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	151.30	1,836	79
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,462	142.79	2,087	397
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,340	135.59	1,817	102

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$3,000	6

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	1,155	123.90/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,431	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	155.63/cwt	150.50–159.50	2,092	60
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,761	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,650	146.11/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,411	210
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	149.70/cwt	141.50–151.00	1,837	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,498	142.83/cwt	140.50–145.00	2,140	37
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	582	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,008	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	629	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,082	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1200–1250	1,244	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,059	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1150–1200	1,153	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,902	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	561	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,801	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,120	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	1000–1050	1,043	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,565	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,374	137.48/cwt	133.50–138.75	1,889	24
Steers	Large 1	750–800	758	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,501	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,560	5
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	759	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,746	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,081	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	152.51/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,835	45
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	133.69/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,616	17
Bulls	—	—	1,825	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	3,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	147.09/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,818	55
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	139.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,737	175
Bulls	—	—	1,956	176.36/cwt	172.00–179.50	3,450	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

Thu Dec 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 0Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 815Last week 0Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 1,350Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,155	119.00–129.50	123.90
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,309	134.50	134.50
210	—	1,650	143.00–149.00	146.11
175	—	1,246	135.00–143.00	139.37
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,498	140.50–145.00	142.83
24	—	1,374	133.50–138.75	137.48
17	—	1,209	133.00–135.00	133.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,344	150.50–159.50	155.63
55	—	1,236	144.00–150.00	147.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,227	141.50–151.00	149.70
45	—	1,203	151.00–153.50	152.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	180.50	180.50
11	—	1,956	172.00–179.50	176.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	345.00	345.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	629	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	498	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	577	367.50	367.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	758	330.00	330.00
5	1000–1050	1,004	255.00	255.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,153	165.00	165.00
5	1200–1250	1,244	165.50	165.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,043	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	561	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	630	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	759	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	696	299.00	299.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,033	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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