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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 27

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 300▼ 90 vs year ago 230 · −39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 700▼ 100 vs year ago 800 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle are leading the charge with a weaker corn market, up $2.25 to $2.35 in the nearby. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 71 cents on February 25, with the average price at $278.73. Dairy slaughter cows uneven, Boning 2.00-4.00 lower, Lean 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand for light offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.39/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −69.97 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$317.39

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs WA average

+10.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	325.00	1,736	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	541	290.00	1,569	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $167 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

317.39

—

WA average2 barns · 174 hd

319.00

−1.61

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

+10.38

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−69.97

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 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $302.65, median $387.36 across 21 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	—	Average	2,200	171.09	3,764	11
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,074	149.50	3,101	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,487	146.45	2,178	80
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	140.71	2,089	215

Every lot

14 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	750–800	Large 1	789	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,130	5
Steers	800–850	Large 1	834	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,018	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,736	18
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	541	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,569	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,900	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Large 1	779	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,694	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,275	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,200	171.09/cwt	167.00–174.50	3,764	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	130.24/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,619	75
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,422	150.06/cwt	146.00–152.50	2,134	45
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,562	142.86/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,231	65
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,571	141.80/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,228	35
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,660	149.32/cwt	147.00–152.50	2,479	75
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,074	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	3,101	4

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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 300Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 700Year ago 800

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,660	147.00–152.50	149.32
75	—	1,243	118.00–137.00	130.24
65	—	1,562	137.00–147.00	142.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,074	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,571	135.00–146.00	141.80
45	—	1,422	146.00–152.50	150.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,200	167.00–174.50	171.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1300–1350	1,300	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	789	270.00	270.00
5	800–850	834	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	541	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	534	325.00	325.00
17	600–650	643	295.50	295.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	779	217.50	217.50

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.