Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, stocker and feeder cattle 7.00-14.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures used some of the expanded limits as back months were down $9.55 to $12, and nearbys $1.40 to $5.05 lower. The CME Feeder Cattle Index fell $7.30 at $360.25 on October 27. CME has expanded limits for both live cattle ($10.75) and feeder cattle ($13.75) for Wednesday. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.42/cwt on 226 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −83.02 against this barn's trailing median of $479.44.

Average price

$396.42

226 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$26.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs WA average

−33.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	408.79	2,188	121
Small and Medium 1-2	559	382.16	2,138	105

One grade step is worth $26.63/cwt here — about $51 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 sale226 hd

396.42

—

WA average2 barns · 233 hd

397.88

−1.46

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−33.30

This barn, trailing median4 sales

479.44

−83.02

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

42 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	800–850	847	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,329	12
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	732	293.47/cwt	285.00–298.50	2,148	70
Steers	Large 1	800–850	819	307.92/cwt	303.00–310.00	2,522	55
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	962	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,357	7
Steers	Large 1	850–900	858	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,497	8
Steers	Large 1	700–750	727	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,254	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,977	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	640	309.90/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,983	31
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	650–700	689	327.27/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,255	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	339.56/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,149	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	525	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,877	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	650–700	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,255	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	587	368.38/cwt	360.00–380.50	2,162	35
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,158	59
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	588	308.09/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,812	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4Unweaned	450–500	484	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,352	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	424.69/cwt	414.50–437.00	2,196	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	352.74/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,399	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,326	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	387	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	618	327.91/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,026	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	339.24/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,985	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	627	363.44/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,279	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	681	332.34/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,263	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	374.31/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,928	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	345.07/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,026	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	381.97/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,143	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	687	296.57/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,037	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	430.04/cwt	420.00–441.00	1,853	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	757	314.95/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,384	38
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	383.34/cwt	360.00–394.00	1,859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	329.00/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,004	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	410.13/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,776	26

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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Receipts 1,690Last week 1,360Year ago 2,230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	732	285.00–298.50	293.47
12	800–850	847	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	357.50	357.50
23	550–600	588	305.00–310.00	308.09
31	600–650	640	305.00–316.00	309.90
5	650–700	678	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	484	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	400.00	400.00
17	450–500	475	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	543	330.00	330.00
33	550–600	585	320.00–347.00	339.24
21	600–650	618	324.00–330.00	327.91
53	650–700	687	292.00–300.00	296.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	433	405.00–417.50	410.13
16	450–500	485	360.00–394.00	383.34
94	500–550	515	365.00–381.00	374.31
156	550–600	587	340.00–356.00	345.07
25	600–650	609	326.00–330.00	329.00
11	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	727	310.00	310.00
38	750–800	757	314.00–316.00	314.95
55	800–850	819	303.00–310.00	307.92
8	850–900	858	291.00	291.00
7	950–1000	962	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	573	345.00	345.00
22	600–650	633	335.00–342.50	339.56
18	650–700	689	315.00–332.00	327.27
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	500–550	545	396.00	396.00
35	550–600	587	360.00–380.50	368.38
11	600–650	628	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	431	420.00–441.00	430.04
74	500–550	517	414.50–437.00	424.69
9	550–600	598	389.00	389.00
30	600–650	611	385.00	385.00
107	650–700	680	339.00–355.00	352.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
31	550–600	561	370.00–391.00	381.97
152	600–650	627	357.00–366.00	363.44
101	650–700	681	330.00–338.00	332.34
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

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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