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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 30

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

275 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 210▲ 65 vs year ago 210 · +31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 760▼ 650 vs year ago 1,100 · −59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends, Feeder cattle futures are $2.20 to $2.50 lower, with January $1.37 in the green. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 39 cents from the day prior at $279.45 on January 28. Dairy slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $275.86/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −93.52 against this barn's trailing median of $369.37.

Average price

$275.86

14 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−6.34 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	669	278.00	1,860	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	627	272.00	1,705	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

275.86

—

WA average1 barns · 14 hd

275.86

+0.00

National average179 barns · 25,260 hd

282.20

−6.34

This barn, trailing median18 sales

369.37

−93.52

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

18 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $303.72, median $369.37 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,836	145.22	2,667	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	137.50	1,746	5thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,940	130.50	2,531	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	127.51	1,541	295
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,409	127.45	1,796	197

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,300	6

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,755	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,683	6
Steers	800–850	Large 1	841	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,145	8
Steers	900–950	Large 1	916	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,208	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,471	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,534	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,705	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	669	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,860	9
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	714	262.64/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,875	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,629	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,631	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,123	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,027	9
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,268	173.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,202	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	156.44/cwt	154.50–158.50	2,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	144.67/cwt	141.00–147.50	2,496	4
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	3,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,746	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	123.32/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,428	95
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	129.50/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,597	200
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,238	116.87/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,447	17
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	131.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,712	95
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	124.84/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,954	85
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,498	4
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,029	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,557	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,420	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	6

This sale against other markets

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 Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Jan 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 210Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 760Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	604	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	456	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	841	255.00	255.00
5	900–950	916	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1100–1150	1,123	180.50	180.50
11	1250–1300	1,268	170.00–178.00	173.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	627	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	669	278.00	278.00
10	700–750	714	255.00–270.00	262.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,420	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,575	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	141.00–147.50	144.67
2	—	1,690	154.50–158.50	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,270	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,233	127.00–135.00	129.50
95	—	1,158	118.00–127.00	123.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,029	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,850	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,238	115.00–118.00	116.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,565	122.00–128.00	124.84
95	—	1,300	128.00–135.00	131.68

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.