Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, stocker steers less than 700 lbs 1.00-6.00 lower. Stocker heifers and feeder cattle steady. Feeder cattle futures extended the gains on Tuesday with contracts up $3.10 to $3.80 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $0.77 at $364.24 on October 6. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.50/cwt on 341 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −37.95 against this barn's trailing median of $479.44.

Average price

$441.50

341 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$26.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs WA average

−4.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	443.82	2,522	289
Small and Medium 1-2	573	430.58	2,465	44
Small and Medium 2-3	509	417.50	2,125	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.32/cwt here — about $397 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 sale341 hd

441.50

—

WA average2 barns · 378 hd

435.81

+5.69

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−4.35

This barn, trailing median4 sales

479.44

−37.95

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

52 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	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	593	386.21/cwt	386.00–387.00	2,290	42
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	396.24/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,278	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	441.65/cwt	432.00–455.00	2,566	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	488.94/cwt	485.00–492.00	2,386	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	424.86/cwt	412.00–436.00	2,647	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	507.24/cwt	502.50–522.00	2,125	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	466.33/cwt	462.00–475.00	2,476	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	357.69/cwt	349.00–365.00	2,400	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	519.41/cwt	500.00–537.00	2,000	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	637	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,357	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	394.74/cwt	390.00–401.00	2,692	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	478.67/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,331	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,422	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,261	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	478.48/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,230	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	389.84/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,370	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	502.90/cwt	495.00–513.00	2,107	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	432.07/cwt	429.00–440.00	2,238	118
Steers	Large 1	750–800	778	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,645	6
Steers	Large 1	850–900	874	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,972	10
Steers	Large 1	900–950	914	338.76/cwt	336.00–340.00	3,096	32
Steers	Large 1	700–750	708	386.78/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,738	34
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,129	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	733	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,727	24
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	881	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,969	6
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	812	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,623	8
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	781	331.80/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,591	14
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	721	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,560	19
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,673	11
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	800–850	836	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,792	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	436	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,171	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	365.53/cwt	355.50–372.50	2,296	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	300–350	344	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,617	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	544	406.74/cwt	391.00–420.00	2,213	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	600–650	629	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,280	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	509	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,125	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	584	422.52/cwt	421.00–430.00	2,468	30
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	343	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	388	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	489	443.25/cwt	433.00–455.00	2,167	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	351	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,632	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	467	445.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,080	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	413	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,859	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	494	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,347	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	647	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,627	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	548	447.86/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,454	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,009	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	678	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,288	5

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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Receipts 1,950Last week 1,325Year ago 1,700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	445	465.00	465.00
23	450–500	489	433.00–455.00	443.25
22	500–550	544	391.00–420.00	406.74
42	550–600	593	386.00–387.00	386.21
23	600–650	628	355.50–372.50	365.53
5	650–700	678	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	408	492.50	492.50
8	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
11	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	522.50	522.50
33	400–450	419	495.00–513.00	502.90
63	450–500	466	472.50–480.00	478.48
118	500–550	518	429.00–440.00	432.07
109	550–600	575	390.00–407.50	396.24
74	600–650	608	385.00–405.00	389.84
67	650–700	671	349.00–365.00	357.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	521	434.00	434.00
16	600–650	637	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	881	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	721	355.00	355.00
14	750–800	781	325.00–337.00	331.80
8	800–850	812	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	629	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	450.00	450.00
8	350–400	351	465.00	465.00
7	400–450	413	450.00	450.00
21	450–500	467	440.00–450.00	445.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	385	500.00–537.00	519.41
36	400–450	419	502.50–522.00	507.24
57	450–500	488	485.00–492.00	488.94
77	500–550	531	462.00–475.00	466.33
166	550–600	581	432.00–455.00	441.65
151	600–650	623	412.00–436.00	424.86
136	650–700	682	390.00–401.00	394.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	487	475.00–480.00	478.67
46	550–600	585	414.00	414.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	700–750	708	382.00–390.00	386.78
6	750–800	778	340.00	340.00
10	850–900	874	340.00	340.00
32	900–950	914	336.00–340.00	338.76
5	1000–1050	1,043	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	700–750	733	372.00	372.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	708	377.50	377.50
7	800–850	836	334.00	334.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	436	498.00	498.00
8	450–500	494	475.00	475.00
14	500–550	548	445.00–450.00	447.86
30	550–600	584	421.00–430.00	422.52
9	600–650	647	406.00	406.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	417.50	417.50

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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