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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Sep 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Aug 12Sep 16Sep 30 →

Receipts

3,000 head

▲ 1,615 vs last sale 1,385▲ 1,005 vs year ago 1,995 · +50.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder cattle sale and BBQ. A higher undertone was noted. Buyer attendance was good. Feeder cattle futures saw losses limited to just 20 to 80 cents in the nearby contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 52 cents at $361.63 on September 15. Trade very 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 $454.39/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 8 of 8 comparable sales and sits +29.34 against this barn's trailing median of $425.05.

Average price

$454.39

264 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$46.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs WA average

+49.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	461.49	2,447	223
Small and Medium 2-3	557	420.00	2,339	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	593	415.02	2,459	35

One grade step is worth $46.47/cwt here — about −$12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale264 hd

454.39

—

WA average2 barns · 283 hd

450.59

+3.79

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+49.75

This barn, trailing median8 sales

425.05

+29.34

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $407.88, median $425.05 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,888	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,141	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	493.26/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,057	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	489.84/cwt	477.50–496.00	2,273	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	475.30/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,434	122
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	459.75/cwt	452.50–467.50	2,400	50
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	557	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,339	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	430.16/cwt	426.00–439.00	2,504	51
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	587	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,489	7
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	594	412.77/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,452	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	418.23/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,647	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	410.90/cwt	406.00–420.00	2,601	173
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	410.35/cwt	408.00–415.00	2,708	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	672	390.26/cwt	377.50–404.00	2,623	172
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2Unweaned	711	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,577	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1	725	393.25/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,851	44
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	778	327.78/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,550	28
Steers	750–800	Large 1	779	356.73/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,779	26
Steers	800–850	Large 1	817	339.77/cwt	335.00–343.50	2,776	69
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	857	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,777	9
Steers	850–900	Large 1	884	352.21/cwt	347.00–355.00	3,114	26
Steers	900–950	Large 1	916	332.32/cwt	330.50–337.00	3,044	219
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	940	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,036	13
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,083	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,816	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	387	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,780	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	499.44/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,073	46
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	447	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,067	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	474.43/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,225	44
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	474	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,180	21
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	482	412.01/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,986	28
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	496	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,034	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	398.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,092	81
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,302	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	402.94/cwt	392.00–407.50	2,289	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	420.81/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,428	60
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	579	374.69/cwt	366.00–392.50	2,169	102
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	598	341.59/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,043	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	380.14/cwt	373.50–384.00	2,338	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	364.51/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,311	40
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	634	358.11/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,270	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	373.14/cwt	360.00–389.50	2,489	118
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	691	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,263	9
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	716	368.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,640	19
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	726	332.13/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,411	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	7
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	761	346.04/cwt	335.00–354.50	2,633	28
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	783	322.43/cwt	304.00–330.00	2,525	100
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	819	321.04/cwt	315.50–326.00	2,629	64
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	909	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,672	6
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 2-3	831	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,493	10
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	754	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,315	31

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

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Receipts 3,000Last week 1,385Year ago 1,995

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	520.00	520.00
26	400–450	417	490.00–495.00	493.26
54	450–500	464	477.50–496.00	489.84
122	500–550	512	470.00–495.00	475.30
47	600–650	633	415.00–420.00	418.23
18	650–700	660	408.00–415.00	410.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	565.00	565.00
50	500–550	522	452.50–467.50	459.75
51	550–600	582	426.00–439.00	430.16
173	600–650	633	406.00–420.00	410.90
172	650–700	672	377.50–404.00	390.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	557	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	594	400.00–421.00	412.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	700–750	725	380.00–397.50	393.25
26	750–800	779	353.00–361.00	356.73
69	800–850	817	335.00–343.50	339.77
26	850–900	884	347.00–355.00	352.21
219	900–950	916	330.50–337.00	332.32
7	1050–1100	1,083	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	711	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	750–800	778	320.00–332.00	327.78
9	850–900	857	324.00	324.00
13	900–950	940	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	752	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	400–450	415	490.00–505.00	499.44
10	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
6	500–550	548	420.00	420.00
60	550–600	577	415.00–433.00	420.81
83	600–650	615	373.50–384.00	380.14
118	650–700	667	360.00–389.50	373.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	474	460.00	460.00
11	550–600	598	337.50–345.00	341.59
22	600–650	634	345.00–364.00	358.11
9	650–700	691	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	462.50	462.50
28	450–500	482	400.00–430.00	412.01
102	550–600	579	366.00–392.50	374.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	496	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	716	365.00–370.00	368.67
28	750–800	761	335.00–354.50	346.04
64	800–850	819	315.50–326.00	321.04
6	900–950	909	294.00	294.00
5	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	726	321.00–335.00	332.13
100	750–800	783	304.00–330.00	322.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
44	450–500	469	470.00–480.00	474.43
81	500–550	525	390.00–420.00	398.49
79	550–600	568	392.00–407.50	402.94
40	600–650	634	362.00–370.00	364.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	831	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	750–800	754	307.00	307.00

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.