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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 29

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 470▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

850 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 650▲ 850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak. CME Feeder cattle futures are bouncing back, up $4.10 to $4.20. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 25 cents on May 27 with an average price of $295.84. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. 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 $349.08/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −115.21 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$349.08

17 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−25.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	349.08	2,042	17thin

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 sale17 hd

349.08

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

349.08

+0.00

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−25.06

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−115.21

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	1,884	174.32	3,284	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	155.82	2,088	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,618	154.81	2,505	171
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,583	148.03	2,344	300
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,307	137.65	1,800	280

Every lot

32 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,876	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	349.08/cwt	348.00–351.00	2,042	17
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,294	9
Steers	750–800	Large 1	783	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,173	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,495	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,519	11
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	464	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,531	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,712	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	340.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,754	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,862	5
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	1000–1050	Small and Medium 3-4	1,008	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,436	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small 4	776	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,102	5
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	6
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,087	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,082	8
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,200	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,304	9
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,262	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,322	10
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	1300–1350	Large 2-3	1,300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,756	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	181.44/cwt	178.50–183.50	3,084	4
Bulls	—	—	1,919	172.96/cwt	167.00–176.50	3,319	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,160	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,868	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,109	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,344	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,070	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,635	154.58/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,527	165
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,684	135
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	141.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,911	145
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,559	144.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,248	145
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,606	151.63/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,435	155

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 May 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 470Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 850Last week 650Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,355	137.00–144.00	141.01
135	—	1,256	130.00–137.00	134.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,559	140.00–147.00	144.18
155	—	1,606	147.00–155.00	151.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,635	153.00–155.00	154.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,919	167.00–176.50	172.96
4	—	1,700	178.50–183.50	181.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	663	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	1,475.00	1,475.00
9	400–450	447	390.00	390.00
11	450–500	472	397.50	397.50
17	550–600	585	348.00–351.00	349.08
9	650–700	693	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	783	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,008	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	417.50	417.50
11	400–450	422	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	479	357.50	357.50
11	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	340.64
5	550–600	591	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	740	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	900	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	776	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,087	191.50	191.50
9	1200–1250	1,200	192.00	192.00
10	1250–1300	1,262	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1300–1350	1,300	212.00	212.00

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.