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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Aug 12

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Mar 25Aug 12Sep 16 →

Receipts

1,385 head

▼ 945 vs last sale 2,330▲ 1,385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot feeder cattle sale and BBQ. CME Feeder cattle futures posted gains of $5.15 to $5.65 as corn losses were supportive. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.65 to $342.69 on August 11. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet.

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 $390.99/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −34.05 against this barn's trailing median of $425.05.

Average price

$390.99

84 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$53.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs WA average

+3.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	397.33	2,228	69
Small and Medium 1-2	564	377.50	2,129	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	599	344.00	2,061	7thin

One grade step is worth $53.33/cwt here — about $168 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 sale84 hd

390.99

—

WA average2 barns · 91 hd

389.38

+1.61

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+3.50

This barn, trailing median8 sales

425.05

−34.05

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

47 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,776	10
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	461	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,867	19
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	488	392.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,914	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	30
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	564	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,129	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	409.85/cwt	405.00–414.00	2,348	30
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	599	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,061	7
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	627	370.74/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,325	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,561	18
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	661	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,016	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	346.50/cwt	342.50–350.50	2,308	50
Steers	700–750	Large 1	731	348.34/cwt	338.50–355.00	2,546	44
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	736	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,201	16
Steers	750–800	Large 1	783	343.26/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,688	106
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,564	75
Steers	800–850	Large 1	822	341.97/cwt	327.00–344.00	2,811	72
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	854	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,647	7
Steers	850–900	Large 1	878	335.95/cwt	330.00–339.75	2,950	90
Steers	900–950	Large 1	910	303.90/cwt	302.00–305.50	2,765	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,699	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,207	5
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2-3	475	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,739	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	368.09/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,833	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,852	6
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	553	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,687	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	321.14/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,898	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	603	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,839	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,140	26
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	329.63/cwt	327.00–334.00	2,245	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	10
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	708	303.59/cwt	282.50–316.00	2,149	19
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	724	337.22/cwt	331.00–345.00	2,441	60
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,316	8
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	9
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	779	316.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,465	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	831	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,202	6
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	835	310.22/cwt	298.00–316.00	2,590	140
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	858	308.62/cwt	305.00–314.50	2,648	34
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	882	283.37/cwt	281.00–285.00	2,499	36
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	906	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,618	6
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	923	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,769	48
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2-3	804	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,291	8
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 2-3	812	308.11/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,502	14

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	700–750	724	331.00–345.00	337.22
25	750–800	779	310.00–325.00	316.39
140	800–850	835	298.00–316.00	310.22
34	850–900	858	305.00–314.50	308.62
48	900–950	923	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	475	366.00	366.00
7	550–600	553	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	831	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	272.50	272.50
43	550–600	591	320.00–327.00	321.14
8	600–650	603	305.00	305.00
10	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	407.50	407.50
28	450–500	498	361.00–370.00	368.09
6	500–550	533	347.50	347.50
9	550–600	560	342.50	342.50
26	600–650	624	343.00	343.00
13	650–700	681	327.00–334.00	329.63
8	750–800	772	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	708	282.50–316.00	303.59
9	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
36	850–900	882	281.00–285.00	283.37
6	900–950	906	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	700–750	731	338.50–355.00	348.34
106	750–800	783	329.00–350.00	343.26
72	800–850	822	327.00–344.00	341.97
90	850–900	878	330.00–339.75	335.95
25	900–950	910	302.00–305.50	303.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	488	380.00–395.00	392.27
7	550–600	599	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	382	465.00	465.00
9	500–550	523	430.00	430.00
30	550–600	573	405.00–414.00	409.85
18	600–650	634	404.00	404.00
50	650–700	666	342.50–350.50	346.50
75	800–850	800	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
19	450–500	461	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	564	377.50	377.50
17	600–650	627	360.00–386.00	370.74
20	650–700	661	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	854	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	736	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	560	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	804	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	812	300.00–316.00	308.11

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.