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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 7

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 330▲ 370 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 800▲ 650 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. CME Feeder cattle futures rallied another $3.97 to $4.70 on Wednesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 18 cents to $336.21 on August 5. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

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 $328.82/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −58.54 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$328.82

17 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−21.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	370.00	2,061	10thin
Small and Medium 2-3	591	270.00	1,596	7thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $465 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 sale17 hd

328.82

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

328.82

+0.00

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−21.75

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−58.54

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	1,829	188.44	3,447	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	164.09	2,116	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	138.75	1,712	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,213	187.84	4,157	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	156.73	2,453	267
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,382	144.29	1,994	198

Every lot

27 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	452.50/head	452.50–452.50	453	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,923	9
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	591	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,187	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,480	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	412	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,679	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,756	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,987	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	5
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	591	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,596	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Small 4	114	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	1250–1300	Large 2-3	1,254	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,872	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,247	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,500	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,819	183.40/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,336	11
Bulls	—	—	1,839	193.06/cwt	186.00–196.50	3,550	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,733	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	158.28/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,876	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	165.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,196	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	170.76/cwt	169.50–173.50	2,365	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,025	98.55/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,010	15
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	123.19/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,566	23
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,314	145.65/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,914	35
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,287	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	153.76/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,230	120
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,468	152.71/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,242	119
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,659	159.15/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,640	147
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,213	187.84/cwt	186.50–189.50	4,157	2

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 Aug 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 330Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 650Last week 800Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,314	142.00–149.00	145.65
23	—	1,271	117.00–129.00	123.19
119	—	1,468	149.00–155.00	152.71
6	—	1,390	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,025	92.00–110.00	98.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,659	158.00–160.00	159.15
120	—	1,450	152.00–155.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,385	169.50–173.50	170.76
26	—	1,185	154.00–160.00	158.28
32	—	1,327	160.00–169.00	165.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	147.50	147.50
4	—	1,293	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,839	186.00–196.50	193.06
11	—	1,819	179.00–185.00	183.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,213	186.50–189.50	187.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
5	100–150	114	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	591	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
5	350–400	377	452.50	452.50
9	450–500	493	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	636	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	591	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	591	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	407.50	407.50
8	450–500	481	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1250–1300	1,254	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1200–1250	1,247	200.50	200.50

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.