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Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

1,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.16/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 635 lb · 274 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.78/cwt -11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,228/hd at 573 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.66/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 569 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,017 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,695 —
435 435 12 469.00 $469.00 $2,040 +44.00
468 unweaned 468 8 430.00 $430.00 $2,012 -10.71
458–498 486 36 440.00–460.00 $445.76 $2,166 —
547 547 24 399.00 $399.00 $2,183 —
551–587 573 90 375.00–395.00 $388.78 $2,228 -15.23
621 unweaned 621 21 360.00 $360.00 $2,236 -10.00
608–646 635 198 381.00–394.00 $384.01 $2,438 +6.25
639 639 55 369.00 $369.00 $2,358 -8.76
663–695 682 46 350.00–359.00 $353.89 $2,414 -17.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–743 730 62 343.00–349.00 $345.75 $2,524 -14.82
759–788 769 17 320.00–332.50 $327.98 $2,522 -9.53
803–812 806 24 310.00–324.00 $318.71 $2,569 -2.00
888–890 889 33 249.00–263.00 $252.81 $2,247 -51.19
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–599 588 12 340.00–360.00 $348.12 $2,047 -33.43
605 605 23 304.00 $304.00 $1,839 -52.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,213 -30.00
818–846 836 17 263.00–285.00 $277.40 $2,319 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,790 —
504 504 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,714 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–490 481 26 399.00–430.00 $414.35 $1,993 +7.35
517–525 523 19 370.00–390.00 $384.80 $2,013 +15.80
551–574 569 63 331.00–350.00 $338.66 $1,927 -4.99
624–637 634 24 344.00–345.00 $344.75 $2,186 +5.83
651–658 656 30 332.00–336.50 $333.04 $2,185 +11.70
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,177 -70.00
430 unweaned 430 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 —
448 448 21 360.00 $360.00 $1,613 —
528 unweaned 528 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,716 —
546 546 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,447 -76.96
692 692 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,145 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–715 711 37 305.00–311.00 $308.56 $2,194 -8.07
834 834 15 227.50 $227.50 $1,897 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723–742 736 18 240.00–250.00 $243.28 $1,791 -54.72
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,170 -37.50
557 557 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,448 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,118 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 11 305.00 $305.00 $2,230 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.