Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-05-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 25
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
190 vs last sale 655 65 vs year ago 400 · +16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
200 vs last sale 700 0 vs year ago 900 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
85 vs last sale 100 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported last week. Feeder cattle futures are also higher with 2 to 45 cent gains so far. The May contract expires at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 60 cents higher on 5/23 to $207.36. A weaker undertone was noted on Slaughter cows. A steady undertone was noted on slaughter bulls. Trade active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $191.69/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$191.69
57 head · 993 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$579
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$104.96/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 1-2545269.501,4696thin
Large 1803204.431,64223
Large 1-21,245164.542,04828
One grade step is worth $104.96/cwt here — about −$579 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 sale57 hd
191.69
WA average1 barns · 57 hd
191.69
+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
BullsLow1,673123.052,05919
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,756101.331,7799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,42296.511,372396
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,38192.971,284340

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$1,6006

Every lot, as filed

25 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
BullsMedium and Large 1242660.00/head660.00–660.006605
SteersLarge 1837189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,5866
SteersLarge 1-21,189170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,02110
HeifersLarge 1841169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4216
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3768162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2448
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3843161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3578
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2045
SteersLarge 1869190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6517
SteersLarge 1737223.50/cwt223.00–224.001,64710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545269.50/cwt269.50–269.501,4696
SteersLarge 1-21,263166.02/cwt164.00–168.002,09712
SteersLarge 1-21,300152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,9836
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0391,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Bulls1,200115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3806
Bulls1,892126.77/cwt123.00–130.502,39813
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3804
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,326102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,35913
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,266103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,3104
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,800104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,8725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,31315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40992.97/cwt88.00–96.001,310175
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45998.53/cwt96.00–100.001,438185
CowsLean 85-90%1,40695.51/cwt92.00–98.001,343175
CowsLean 85-90%1,35590.28/cwt88.00–92.001,223165
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,70098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6664

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.