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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 3

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 460▼ 520 vs year ago 960 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

800 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 800▲ 100 vs year ago 700 · +14.3%

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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 cattle futures were down $3.47 to $4.80 at the Thursday close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 66 cents on April 2, with the average price at $291.93. . Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with very 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 $300.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −164.29 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$300.00

10 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−69.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	590	300.00	1,770	10thin

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 sale10 hd

300.00

—

WA average1 barns · 10 hd

300.00

+0.00

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−69.01

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−164.29

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,298	169.00	2,194	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,044	176.02	3,598	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	150.61	2,075	118
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,331	145.58	1,937	245
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,530	145.42	2,226	264
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	192.50	2,676	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	199.50	2,703	5thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,280	17
Steers	800–850	Large 1	846	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,030	5
Steers	850–900	Large 1	854	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,998	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	466	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,270	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	315.84/cwt	306.00–320.75	1,930	18
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	642	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,573	5
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	734	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,202	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,601	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,065	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,949	5
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,324	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,343	7
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2-3	968	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,936	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,355	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,703	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,676	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,044	176.02/cwt	169.50–179.50	3,598	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	150.20/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,049	110
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,564	156.20/cwt	154.00–158.50	2,443	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,951	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,996	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,941	125
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,357	142.19/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,930	115
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	147.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,223	135
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,564	142.90/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,235	125
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,298	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,194	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 460Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 800Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	471	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	734	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	611	306.00–320.75	315.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	642	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	420.00	420.00
10	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
17	650–700	659	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	846	240.00	240.00
7	850–900	854	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,065	183.00	183.00
7	1300–1350	1,324	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	968	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,044	169.50–179.50	176.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,364	146.00–153.00	150.20
8	—	1,564	154.00–158.50	156.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,564	141.00–144.00	142.90
135	—	1,507	144.00–150.00	147.51
4	—	1,269	153.75	153.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,357	137.00–146.00	142.19
125	—	1,308	146.00–150.00	148.39
5	—	1,300	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	169.00	169.00

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.