Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot feeder cattle sale and BBQ. CME Feeder cattle futures posted gains of $5.15 to $5.65 as corn losses were supportive. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.65 to $342.69 on August 11. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.99/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −88.45 against this barn's trailing median of $479.44.

Average price

$390.99

84 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$53.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs WA average

+3.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	397.33	2,228	69
Small and Medium 1-2	564	377.50	2,129	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	599	344.00	2,061	7thin

One grade step is worth $53.33/cwt here — about $168 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $435.22, median $479.44 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 sale84 hd

390.99

—

WA average2 barns · 91 hd

389.38

+1.61

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+3.50

This barn, trailing median4 sales

479.44

−88.45

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

47 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
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	779	316.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,465	25
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	858	308.62/cwt	305.00–314.50	2,648	34
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	923	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,769	48
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	724	337.22/cwt	331.00–345.00	2,441	60
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	835	310.22/cwt	298.00–316.00	2,590	140
Steers	Large 1	800–850	822	341.97/cwt	327.00–344.00	2,811	72
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	488	392.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,914	37
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	599	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	553	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	475	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,564	75
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	564	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,129	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	661	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,016	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	461	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,867	19
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	627	370.74/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,325	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	831	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,140	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	368.09/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,833	28
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	804	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,291	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	812	308.11/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,502	14
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	854	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,647	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	708	303.59/cwt	282.50–316.00	2,149	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	882	283.37/cwt	281.00–285.00	2,499	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	783	343.26/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,688	106
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	906	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,618	6
Steers	Large 1	850–900	878	335.95/cwt	330.00–339.75	2,950	90
Steers	Large 1	900–950	910	303.90/cwt	302.00–305.50	2,765	25
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	736	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,201	16
Steers	Large 1	700–750	731	348.34/cwt	338.50–355.00	2,546	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	409.85/cwt	405.00–414.00	2,348	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	321.14/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,898	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	346.50/cwt	342.50–350.50	2,308	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	443	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	329.63/cwt	327.00–334.00	2,245	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	10

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

Tue Aug 12, 2025

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

Receipts 1,385Last week 2,330Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	700–750	724	331.00–345.00	337.22
25	750–800	779	310.00–325.00	316.39
140	800–850	835	298.00–316.00	310.22
34	850–900	858	305.00–314.50	308.62
48	900–950	923	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	475	366.00	366.00
7	550–600	553	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	831	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	272.50	272.50
43	550–600	591	320.00–327.00	321.14
8	600–650	603	305.00	305.00
10	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	407.50	407.50
28	450–500	498	361.00–370.00	368.09
6	500–550	533	347.50	347.50
9	550–600	560	342.50	342.50
26	600–650	624	343.00	343.00
13	650–700	681	327.00–334.00	329.63
8	750–800	772	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	708	282.50–316.00	303.59
9	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
36	850–900	882	281.00–285.00	283.37
6	900–950	906	289.00	289.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	700–750	731	338.50–355.00	348.34
106	750–800	783	329.00–350.00	343.26
72	800–850	822	327.00–344.00	341.97
90	850–900	878	330.00–339.75	335.95
25	900–950	910	302.00–305.50	303.90
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	488	380.00–395.00	392.27
7	550–600	599	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	382	465.00	465.00
9	500–550	523	430.00	430.00
30	550–600	573	405.00–414.00	409.85
18	600–650	634	404.00	404.00
50	650–700	666	342.50–350.50	346.50
75	800–850	800	320.50	320.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
19	450–500	461	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	564	377.50	377.50
17	600–650	627	360.00–386.00	370.74
20	650–700	661	305.00	305.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	854	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	736	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	804	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	812	300.00–316.00	308.11

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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