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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 13

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 330▼ 1,380 vs year ago 1,585 · −87.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 800▼ 400 vs year ago 1,100 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder Feeder cattle slipped back on Thursday with futures down a tick to 75 cents at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.54 on March 13, with the average price at $281.25. Dairy slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −114.29 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$350.00

5 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−8.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	350.00	1,904	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

350.00

—

WA average1 barns · 5 hd

350.00

+0.00

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−8.67

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−114.29

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $464.29 across 16 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	1,607	167.79	2,696	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,611	138.37	2,229	280
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	138.12	1,811	260

Every lot

11 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,904	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,125	7
Steers	700–750	Large 1	716	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,041	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1	778	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,081	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,181	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,079	24
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,349	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,448	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,607	167.79/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,696	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	134.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,697	125
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,359	141.27/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,920	135
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,559	135.59/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,114	135
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,659	140.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,339	145

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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 330Year ago 1,585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 800Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	716	285.00	285.00
5	750–800	778	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	660	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	1150–1200	1,181	176.00	176.00
7	1300–1350	1,349	181.50	181.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,607	164.00–172.50	167.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,659	138.00–143.00	140.96
135	—	1,559	132.00–138.00	135.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,359	137.00–144.00	141.27
125	—	1,260	131.00–137.00	134.71

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.