Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to this being a special sale. Stocker steers and heifers had a higher undertone, 700 wts steers weaker a undertone noted. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs had a higher undertone. CME Feeder cattle futures closed the session with contracts down 40 to 80 cents and nearby March up 37 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 26 cents on March 24, with the average price at $287.25. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.17/cwt on 400 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −82.31 against this barn's trailing median of $423.48.

Average price

$341.17

400 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$631

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

$93.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs WA average

+19.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	345.95	1,908	328
Small and Medium 1-2	554	330.29	1,829	62
Small and Medium 2-3	507	252.00	1,278	10thin

One grade step is worth $93.95/cwt here — about $631 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

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.61, low $377.43, median $423.48 across 4 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 sale400 hd

341.17

—

WA average2 barns · 405 hd

340.05

+1.13

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+19.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

423.48

−82.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	816	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,922	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	746	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,850	10
Steers	Large 1	900–950	937	258.29/cwt	254.50–264.75	2,420	97
Steers	Large 1	850–900	877	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,333	14
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	741	279.18/cwt	271.00–283.00	2,069	31
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	910	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,230	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	766	264.35/cwt	250.00–268.50	2,025	78
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	598	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	391	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,404	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	517	331.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,713	18
Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	703	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,807	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	699	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,870	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	592	337.82/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,000	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	326.06/cwt	306.00–332.00	2,185	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	383.86/cwt	372.50–389.00	2,011	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	358.25/cwt	351.00–362.00	2,067	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,887	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	481	367.50/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,768	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	541	337.67/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,827	48
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	439	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,229	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	674	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,725	9
Steers	Large 1	700–750	726	286.10/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,077	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	644	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,003	13
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	766	271.07/cwt	270.00–273.00	2,076	93
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	843	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,074	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	370.13/cwt	365.00–376.00	1,629	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	332.30/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,638	28
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	748	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	343.82/cwt	326.00–354.00	2,125	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,172	12
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	816	263.70/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,152	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	259.62/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,869	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	374.06/cwt	349.00–377.50	1,889	148
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	507	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,278	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	784	285.57/cwt	280.50–300.00	2,239	57
Steers	Large 1	800–850	809	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,229	62
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	654	284.00/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,857	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	322.83/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,905	180
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	634	271.80/cwt	259.00–289.00	1,723	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	308.73/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,970	85
Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	720	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	306.28/cwt	301.00–307.00	2,098	165

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	816	235.50	235.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	746	248.00	248.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	726	280.00–295.00	286.10
57	750–800	784	280.50–300.00	285.57
62	800–850	809	275.50	275.50
14	850–900	877	266.00	266.00
97	900–950	937	254.50–264.75	258.29
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	481	365.00–369.00	367.50
18	500–550	517	320.00–340.00	331.30
40	550–600	592	335.00–339.00	337.82
13	600–650	644	311.00	311.00
9	650–700	699	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	703	257.00	257.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	445	424.00	424.00
5	450–500	456	415.00	415.00
29	500–550	524	372.50–389.00	383.86
32	550–600	577	351.00–362.00	358.25
25	600–650	618	326.00–354.00	343.82
136	650–700	670	306.00–332.00	326.06
12	750–800	773	281.00	281.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	748	270.00	270.00
93	750–800	766	270.00–273.00	271.07
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	741	271.00–283.00	279.18
49	800–850	816	260.00–273.00	263.70
36	900–950	910	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	720	258.00–262.50	259.62
78	750–800	766	250.00–268.50	264.35
15	800–850	843	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	359.00	359.00
48	500–550	541	330.00–341.00	337.67
14	550–600	598	305.00	305.00
58	600–650	634	259.00–289.00	271.80
41	650–700	654	277.00–286.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	344	390.00	390.00
27	400–450	440	365.00–376.00	370.13
28	450–500	493	324.00–345.00	332.30
148	500–550	505	349.00–377.50	374.06
180	550–600	590	311.00–332.50	322.83
85	600–650	638	300.00–319.00	308.73
165	650–700	685	301.00–307.00	306.28
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	439	280.00	280.00
10	500–550	507	252.00	252.00
9	650–700	674	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	720	254.00	254.00

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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