Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder cattle sale and BBQ. A higher undertone was noted. Buyer attendance was good. Feeder cattle futures saw losses limited to just 20 to 80 cents in the nearby contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 52 cents at $361.63 on September 15. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.39/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −25.06 against this barn's trailing median of $479.44.

Average price

$454.39

264 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$46.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs WA average

+49.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	461.49	2,447	223
Small and Medium 2-3	557	420.00	2,339	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	593	415.02	2,459	35

One grade step is worth $46.47/cwt here — about −$12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale264 hd

454.39

—

WA average2 barns · 283 hd

450.59

+3.79

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+49.75

This barn, trailing median4 sales

479.44

−25.06

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

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	493.26/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,057	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	410.35/cwt	408.00–415.00	2,708	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	489.84/cwt	477.50–496.00	2,273	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	499.44/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,073	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	373.14/cwt	360.00–389.50	2,489	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	672	390.26/cwt	377.50–404.00	2,623	172
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	474	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,180	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	598	341.59/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,043	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	691	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,263	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	412.01/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,986	28
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	447	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	475.30/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,434	122
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	496	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,034	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	557	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,339	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	374.69/cwt	366.00–392.50	2,169	102
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	412.77/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,452	28
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	587	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,489	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	634	358.11/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,270	22
Steers	Large 1	700–750	725	393.25/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,851	44
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	819	321.04/cwt	315.50–326.00	2,629	64
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	761	346.04/cwt	335.00–354.50	2,633	28
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	716	368.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,640	19
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	909	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,672	6
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	5
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	711	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,577	5
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	778	327.78/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,550	28
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	940	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,036	13
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	857	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,777	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	783	322.43/cwt	304.00–330.00	2,525	100
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	831	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,493	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	779	356.73/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,779	26
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,816	7
Steers	Large 1	900–950	916	332.32/cwt	330.50–337.00	3,044	219
Steers	Large 1	850–900	884	352.21/cwt	347.00–355.00	3,114	26
Steers	Large 1	800–850	817	339.77/cwt	335.00–343.50	2,776	69
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	754	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,315	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	380.14/cwt	373.50–384.00	2,338	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	420.81/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,428	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	525	398.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,092	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	459.75/cwt	452.50–467.50	2,400	50
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	726	332.13/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,411	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	387	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	402.94/cwt	392.00–407.50	2,289	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	469	474.43/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,225	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	379	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	410.90/cwt	406.00–420.00	2,601	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	430.16/cwt	426.00–439.00	2,504	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	634	364.51/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,311	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	418.23/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,647	47

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	520.00	520.00
26	400–450	417	490.00–495.00	493.26
54	450–500	464	477.50–496.00	489.84
122	500–550	512	470.00–495.00	475.30
47	600–650	633	415.00–420.00	418.23
18	650–700	660	408.00–415.00	410.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	565.00	565.00
50	500–550	522	452.50–467.50	459.75
51	550–600	582	426.00–439.00	430.16
173	600–650	633	406.00–420.00	410.90
172	650–700	672	377.50–404.00	390.26
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	557	420.00	420.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	594	400.00–421.00	412.77
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	424.00	424.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	700–750	725	380.00–397.50	393.25
26	750–800	779	353.00–361.00	356.73
69	800–850	817	335.00–343.50	339.77
26	850–900	884	347.00–355.00	352.21
219	900–950	916	330.50–337.00	332.32
7	1050–1100	1,083	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	711	362.50	362.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	750–800	778	320.00–332.00	327.78
9	850–900	857	324.00	324.00
13	900–950	940	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	752	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	400–450	415	490.00–505.00	499.44
10	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
6	500–550	548	420.00	420.00
60	550–600	577	415.00–433.00	420.81
83	600–650	615	373.50–384.00	380.14
118	650–700	667	360.00–389.50	373.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	474	460.00	460.00
11	550–600	598	337.50–345.00	341.59
22	600–650	634	345.00–364.00	358.11
9	650–700	691	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	462.50	462.50
28	450–500	482	400.00–430.00	412.01
102	550–600	579	366.00–392.50	374.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	496	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	716	365.00–370.00	368.67
28	750–800	761	335.00–354.50	346.04
64	800–850	819	315.50–326.00	321.04
6	900–950	909	294.00	294.00
5	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	726	321.00–335.00	332.13
100	750–800	783	304.00–330.00	322.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
44	450–500	469	470.00–480.00	474.43
81	500–550	525	390.00–420.00	398.49
79	550–600	568	392.00–407.50	402.94
40	600–650	634	362.00–370.00	364.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	831	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	750–800	754	307.00	307.00

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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