Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough stocker or feeder heifers last week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures closed the session $0.60 to $1.25 higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 5 cents higher on 4/25 to $201.31. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. trade very active with very good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.58/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$241.58

503 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$54.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	267.37	1,472	181
Small and Medium 1-2	584	248.98	1,453	125
Large 1	791	213.19	1,687	197

One grade step is worth $54.18/cwt here — about −$215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale503 hd

241.58

—

WA average1 barns · 503 hd

241.58

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,809	124.35	2,250	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	106.00	1,795	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,717	99.98	1,717	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	99.12	1,395	379
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,238	98.07	1,214	337

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,266	$1,310	5

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	531	236.59/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,256	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	240.70/cwt	234.75–244.50	1,577	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	281.24/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,457	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	296.02/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,163	26
Steers	Large 1	—	909	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,809	19
Steers	Large 1	—	813	207.35/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,686	51
Steers	Large 1	—	710	220.40/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,565	24
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	819	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,753	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	686	219.17/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,504	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	494	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,329	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	584	249.16/cwt	246.50–265.00	1,455	64
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	511	269.56/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,377	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,076	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,399	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,200	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,596	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	282.78/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	246.27/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,571	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	933	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,236	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,151	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	248.37/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,284	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	226.75/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,404	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	253.77/cwt	250.00–256.50	1,200	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	242.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,349	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	736	204.57/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,506	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	94.88/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,191	145
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,795	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	102.48/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,542	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	96.65/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,368	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,109	102.30/cwt	101.50–104.00	1,135	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,717	99.98/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,717	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	100.18/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,247	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,050	90.48/cwt	88.00–92.00	950	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,200	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,326	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,453	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,779	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	121.60/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,343	11
Bulls	—	—	1,789	130.32/cwt	127.50–132.50	2,331	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,266	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,014	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,318	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	724	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,285	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	761	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	767	197.20/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,513	41
Steers	Large 1	—	772	217.46/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,679	90
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	347	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,511	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	820	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	894	9

How this sale compares

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 Apr 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 750Year ago 1,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 900Year ago 1,225

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 400Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	531	235.00–237.50	236.59
8	—	473	236.00	236.00
7	—	418	245.00	245.00
9	—	347	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	246.00–250.00	248.37
76	—	619	219.00–231.00	226.75
37	—	473	250.00–256.50	253.77
12	—	555	240.00–246.00	242.98
13	—	654	231.00	231.00
9	—	347	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	736	203.00–207.00	204.57
41	—	767	196.00–201.00	197.20
11	—	820	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	724	177.50	177.50
5	—	761	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	655	234.75–244.50	240.70
54	—	518	274.00–285.00	281.24
26	—	393	292.00–300.00	296.02
14	—	432	280.00–285.00	282.78
13	—	556	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	909	199.00	199.00
51	—	813	207.00–208.00	207.35
24	—	710	219.00–221.00	220.40
90	—	772	214.00–218.00	217.46
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	819	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	686	207.50–227.50	219.17
14	—	635	237.00	237.00
8	—	494	269.00	269.00
64	—	584	246.50–265.00	249.16
23	—	511	269.00–270.00	269.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	638	242.00–257.50	246.27
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,076	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,200	133.00	133.00
5	—	1,000	130.50	130.50
6	—	933	132.50	132.50
5	—	1,151	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,255	92.00–97.00	94.88
165	—	1,245	97.00–104.00	100.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,693	105.00–107.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	108.00	108.00
185	—	1,505	99.00–105.00	102.48
130	—	1,415	93.00–99.00	96.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,109	101.50–104.00	102.30
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,717	96.00–104.00	99.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,050	88.00–92.00	90.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	110.50	110.50
4	—	1,453	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	115.50	115.50
11	—	1,927	116.00–125.00	121.60
11	—	1,789	127.50–132.50	130.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,500	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,266	1,310.00	1,310.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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