Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down 1.25 to $1.80 across the front months. The CME feeder cattle index from December 16 was up 94 cents from the day prior at $349.79. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 higher. 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 $319.09/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −74.91 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$319.09

22 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.00

vs WA average

−70.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	352.50	2,006	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	550	300.00	1,650	14thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $356 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 sale22 hd

319.09

—

WA average2 barns · 70 hd

359.09

−40.00

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−70.82

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−74.91

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	1,989	168.23	3,345	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	153.25	2,006	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,305	152.62	1,992	44
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	2,080	172.50	3,588	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,708	153.79	2,627	245
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,394	144.53	2,014	287

Every lot, as filed

31 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,583	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	156.50/cwt	154.50–157.50	2,168	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,452	149.66/cwt	146.75–153.50	2,173	220
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,701	154.36/cwt	153.50–156.50	2,626	224
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,165	120.11/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,399	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	154.92/cwt	154.50–155.00	2,143	30
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1000–1050	1,019	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,037	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	621	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,365	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,675	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,073	216.27/cwt	214.00–218.00	2,321	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,174	210.23/cwt	207.00–212.00	2,468	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,736	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	131.55/cwt	126.50–134.00	1,538	17
Bulls	—	—	1,884	163.49/cwt	160.00–169.00	3,080	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,296	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,683	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	900–950	936	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,919	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,221	204.30/cwt	197.00–210.00	2,495	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,349	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,563	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,782	147.67/cwt	144.00–149.50	2,631	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	140.96/cwt	137.50–144.50	1,872	15
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,080	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	149.81/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,841	35
Bulls	—	—	2,163	176.12/cwt	171.00–179.50	3,809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	151.67/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,735	9

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 365Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 790Last week 815Year ago 650

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	140.50	140.50
30	—	1,383	154.50–155.00	154.92
9	—	1,144	149.00–154.00	151.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,385	154.50–157.50	156.50
35	—	1,229	148.00–154.00	149.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,452	146.75–153.50	149.66
17	—	1,169	126.50–134.00	131.55
15	—	1,328	137.50–144.50	140.96
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
224	—	1,701	153.50–156.50	154.36
21	—	1,782	144.00–149.50	147.67
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,165	116.00–124.00	120.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,884	160.00–169.00	163.49
3	—	2,163	171.00–179.50	176.12
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	172.50	172.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,019	214.00	214.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,073	214.00–218.00	216.27
14	1150–1200	1,174	207.00–212.00	210.23
14	1200–1250	1,221	197.00–210.00	204.30
8	1250–1300	1,296	207.00	207.00
7	1300–1350	1,349	190.00	190.00
7	1350–1400	1,365	196.00	196.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	936	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	370.00	370.00
8	550–600	569	352.50	352.50
8	650–700	669	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	608	335.00	335.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	621	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	619	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	640	255.00	255.00

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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