Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-05-04

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 4
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
590 head
1,100 vs last sale 1,690 60 vs year ago 650 · 9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
100 vs last sale 900 300 vs year ago 1,100 · 27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
130 vs last sale 20 50 vs year ago 100 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Buyer attendance was light to moderate. CME Feeder cattle are 60 to 77 cents in the red so far. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $202.70 on 5/02, down by 12 cents. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.12/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$186.12
102 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,244
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$733
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4
$92.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2607207.271,25838
Large 1782187.511,46643
Small and Medium 1-2674175.001,1807thin
Medium and Large 2-3516145.007487thin
Small and Medium 3-4456115.005247thin
One grade step is worth $92.27/cwt here — about $733 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 sale102 hd
186.12
WA average1 barns · 102 hd
186.12
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,928117.602,26718
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,81699.181,80112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33698.421,314255
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,49097.631,455306

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,227$2,61712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$2,4007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,472$2,15426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,550$1,9005

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4742,111.15/head2,000.00–2,250.002,11118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363950.00/head950.00–950.009505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2239201.00/cwt201.00–201.004805
HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4456115.00/cwt115.00–115.005247
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3516145.00/cwt145.00–145.007487
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3682164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2692206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,42616
SteersLarge 1Value Added853190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2466290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3518
Dairy HeifersLarge 3967129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,2525
Dairy HeifersSmall 423295.00/head95.00–95.00955
HeifersLarge 1754195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,47036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635210.30/cwt209.00–211.001,33517
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2674175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1807
Dairy HeifersLarge 3939129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2115
HeifersLarge 1925149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3787
SteersLarge 1992195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9347
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4682,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0672,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3422,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7007
Bulls2,028118.37/cwt113.00–121.002,4019
Bulls1,982132.50/cwt132.50–132.502,6263
Bulls1,751109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9096
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight89288.00/cwt88.00–88.0078526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,533101.25/cwt98.00–103.501,552145
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,81699.18/cwt98.00–99.751,80112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,55995.59/cwt92.00–98.001,490135
CowsLean 85-90%1,359100.75/cwt98.00–102.501,369135
CowsLean 85-90%1,223103.75/cwt103.75–103.751,2695
CowsLean 85-90%1,31395.45/cwt91.00–98.001,253115

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.