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Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

1,203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight L 1 steers $356.87/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,612/hd at 732 lb · 188 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.06/cwt +34.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 662 lb · 170 head
light 7-weight L 1-2 steers $343.77/cwt ≈ $2,558/hd at 744 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,203 — —

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723–740 732 188 351.00–363.00 $356.87 $2,612 +11.12
768–778 775 76 334.00–345.00 $341.84 $2,649 +13.86
800–808 803 22 325.00–330.00 $327.06 $2,626 +8.35
854–890 867 23 315.00 $315.00 $2,731 +62.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–546 530 27 439.00–471.00 $452.11 $2,396 +53.11
555–595 576 37 401.00–440.00 $422.90 $2,436 +34.12
628–646 640 68 382.00–391.00 $386.71 $2,475 +17.71
650–666 658 140 380.00–399.00 $391.93 $2,579 +38.04
679 unweaned 679 30 370.00 $370.00 $2,512 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–747 744 156 341.00–345.00 $343.77 $2,558 —
751–779 764 17 326.00–332.00 $329.12 $2,514 +39.12
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 10 377.00 $377.00 $2,424 —
661–664 662 27 355.00–364.00 $356.67 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–604 602 24 402.50–414.00 $407.20 $2,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–497 480 10 389.00–405.00 $396.71 $1,904 -17.64
539–543 540 20 381.00–395.00 $390.78 $2,110 +5.98
611–618 616 63 361.00–370.00 $367.10 $2,261 +22.35
650–689 674 108 340.00–345.00 $342.12 $2,306 +9.08
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707–732 722 81 320.00–342.50 $328.35 $2,371 +19.79
814 814 9 295.00 $295.00 $2,401 +67.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 11 376.00 $376.00 $1,974 +111.00
552–591 568 12 345.00 $345.00 $1,960 —
641 641 13 344.00 $344.00 $2,205 —
679–680 680 16 320.00–332.00 $328.25 $2,232 +18.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,061 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 10 435.00 $435.00 $1,857 —

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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.