Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market wasn't reported the last 2 week's. Feeder calves and yrlgs, price levels very dependent on quality. Light weight bawling calves very spotty, those reputation and with info behind them sold quite well while those with no info more reasonable. Mid weight good quality feeders very high and heavy yearlings had a a higher undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls had a higher undertone. Trade very active with good demand for large offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.33/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$239.33

418 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$80.36/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
Small and Medium 1-2	562	250.36	1,406	55
Medium and Large 1-2	705	248.77	1,753	145
Large 1	819	239.42	1,960	128
Medium and Large 2-3	602	239.00	1,439	7thin
Large 1-2	651	236.06	1,537	31
Small and Medium 2-3	581	227.03	1,319	25
Small and Medium 3-4	546	183.41	1,002	22
Medium and Large 3-4	717	170.00	1,219	5thin

One grade step is worth $80.36/cwt here — about $187 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 sale418 hd

239.33

—

WA average1 barns · 418 hd

239.33

+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	—	Average	1,883	121.12	2,281	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	108.45	1,672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	104.73	1,464	408
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,390	101.95	1,417	360

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,197	6
Steers	Large 1	—	831	240.44/cwt	238.00–241.75	1,998	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	257.25/cwt	255.00–264.50	1,798	38
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	521	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,439	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,113	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	611	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	244.04/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,745	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,755	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	407	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,826	9
Steers	Large 1	—	975	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,862	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	581	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,206	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	12
Steers	Large 1	—	710	259.71/cwt	253.00–262.50	1,844	27
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	250.15/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,218	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	608	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,526	17
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	617	224.28/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,384	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	265.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,697	48
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,056	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,573	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,121	145.54/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,632	13
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,149	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,781	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	668	242.91/cwt	209.00–270.00	1,623	25
Steers	Large 1	—	887	227.60/cwt	223.50–228.50	2,019	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	262.39/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,545	44
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	589	219.62/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,294	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	831	209.12/cwt	208.50–210.00	1,738	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	880	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,910	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	997	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,014	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	108.29/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,602	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	99.57/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,313	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	102.84/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,396	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,457	104.20/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,518	185
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	108.45/cwt	107.50–109.00	1,672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	957	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	924	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,148	91.26/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,048	22
Bulls	—	—	2,036	126.86/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,583	11
Bulls	—	—	1,754	116.26/cwt	111.00–123.00	2,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,098	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	459	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,475	9
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	777	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	628	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	533	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,103	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,595	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	503	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	241.20/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,599	37
Steers	Large 1	—	761	251.11/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,911	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	751	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	522	218.34/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,140	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	729	236.62/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,725	39
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	438	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	996	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	713	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,624	15
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	459	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	717	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,219	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	566	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	948	8

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 Aug 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,538Last week 400Year ago 1,440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,187Last week 1,100Year ago 1,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	237.50	237.50
44	—	589	252.50–265.00	262.39
5	—	352	260.00	260.00
11	—	439	250.00	250.00
5	—	743	225.00	225.00
8	—	638	250.00	250.00
37	—	663	240.00–245.00	241.20
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	192.50	192.50
6	—	628	265.00	265.00
5	—	663	185.00	185.00
12	—	533	207.00	207.00
15	—	713	227.75	227.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	589	200.00–238.00	219.62
7	—	684	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	160.00	160.00
6	—	503	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	831	208.50–210.00	209.12
14	—	880	217.00	217.00
12	—	997	202.00	202.00
39	—	729	231.00–238.00	236.62
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	229.00	229.00
15	—	522	217.50–220.00	218.34
5	—	438	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	777	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	831	238.00–241.75	240.44
10	—	975	191.00	191.00
27	—	710	253.00–262.50	259.71
28	—	887	223.50–228.50	227.60
19	—	761	246.00–253.00	251.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	699	255.00–264.50	257.25
10	—	590	285.50	285.50
19	—	715	238.00–247.00	244.04
16	—	822	213.50	213.50
9	—	956	191.00	191.00
48	—	638	260.00–270.00	265.92
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	235.00	235.00
13	—	617	215.00–230.00	224.28
6	—	563	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	239.00	239.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	185.00	185.00
7	—	459	200.00	200.00
8	—	566	167.50	167.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	407	270.00	270.00
12	—	698	240.00	240.00
20	—	487	240.00–275.00	250.15
17	—	608	251.00	251.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	207.50	207.50
25	—	668	209.00–270.00	242.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	751	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	930	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	149.00	149.00
13	—	1,121	145.00–146.00	145.54
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,479	106.00–110.00	108.29
185	—	1,357	98.00–106.00	102.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,319	97.00–103.00	99.57
185	—	1,457	103.00–105.00	104.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,542	107.50–109.00	108.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	957	96.50	96.50
22	—	1,148	88.00–93.00	91.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,036	123.00–129.00	126.86
13	—	1,754	111.00–123.00	116.26

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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