Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle steady. CME Feeder cattle futures were $0.45 to $0.90 higher on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 7/26 was 28 cents higher to $242.29. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Best demand for Premium/white cows. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.77/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$235.77

116 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$99.87/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	507	284.87	1,445	38
Small and Medium 1-2	600	232.50	1,395	13thin
Large 1	761	210.69	1,603	39
Small and Medium 2-3	621	210.00	1,304	11thin
Large 1-2	735	205.00	1,507	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	707	185.00	1,308	5thin

One grade step is worth $99.87/cwt here — about $137 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 sale116 hd

235.77

—

WA average1 barns · 116 hd

235.77

+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	—	High	2,163	126.06	2,727	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	107.00	1,712	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	105.03	1,447	263
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,354	101.91	1,380	251

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	644	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	303	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	858	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,626	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	553	224.77/cwt	204.00–242.50	1,243	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	699	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	286.68/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,651	23
Steers	Large 1	—	846	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	1,330.71/head	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,331	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	198	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	729	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	1,165.85/head	950.00–1,235.00	1,166	50
Steers	Large 1	—	998	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,438	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,146	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	696	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,462	6
Steers	Large 1	—	903	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,695	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	443	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,218	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,670	6
Steers	Large 1	—	724	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,810	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	692	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,251	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	531	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,115	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	181	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	1,201.41/head	1,185.00–1,205.00	1,201	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,782	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	703	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,571	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	790	204.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,613	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	906.70/head	900.00–910.00	907	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,326	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	134.03/cwt	133.50–134.50	2,497	2
Bulls	—	—	2,218	124.61/cwt	122.00–129.50	2,764	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,108	127.82/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,416	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,413	100.77/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,424	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,106	89.97/cwt	83.00–94.50	995	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	101.58/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,329	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	106.95/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,564	130
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,712	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	106.69/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,453	105

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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 900Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 860Last week 700Year ago 600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	305.00	305.00
5	—	774	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
8	—	368	1,100.00	1,100.00
10	—	397	315.00	315.00
5	—	510	271.00	271.00
5	—	659	252.50	252.50
7	—	181	525.00	525.00
47	—	317	1,185.00–1,205.00	1,201.41
19	—	266	900.00–910.00	906.70
20	—	220	825.00	825.00
5	—	648	247.50	247.50
8	—	421	315.00	315.00
5	—	570	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
6	—	303	600.00	600.00
6	—	696	210.00	210.00
5	—	531	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	858	189.50	189.50
17	—	703	223.50	223.50
17	—	790	200.00–210.00	204.12
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	232.50	232.50
7	—	692	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	553	204.00–242.50	224.77
6	—	699	250.00	250.00
6	—	443	275.00	275.00
5	—	472	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	576	284.00–288.00	286.68
40	—	356	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,330.71
8	—	198	750.00	750.00
50	—	284	950.00–1,235.00	1,165.85
8	—	423	340.00	340.00
7	—	666	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	846	214.00	214.00
5	—	998	179.50	179.50
6	—	903	187.75	187.75
6	—	1,000	167.00	167.00
7	—	724	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	729	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	133.50–134.50	134.03
11	—	2,218	122.00–129.50	124.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	121.00–135.00	127.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,413	97.00–103.00	100.77
105	—	1,362	103.00–109.00	106.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,106	83.00–94.50	89.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,308	98.00–104.00	101.58
130	—	1,462	104.00–109.00	106.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	107.00	107.00

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