Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-08-31

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 31
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
1,038 vs last sale 1,538 20 vs year ago 520 · 3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
287 vs last sale 1,187 100 vs year ago 1,000 · 10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures were $0.65 to $0.92 stronger on Thursday - as Aug expired at $249.10. The 8/29 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 3 cents stronger to $249.15. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $245.40/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$245.40
75 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$87.33/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 1-2482266.081,28453
Medium and Large 2-3601217.501,3075thin
Large 1864204.001,7637thin
Large 2-3817178.751,45910thin
One grade step is worth $87.33/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale75 hd
245.40
WA average1 barns · 75 hd
245.40
+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
BullsHigh1,978120.962,39324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,594109.751,7495thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,209102.021,233364
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,441101.651,465418

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009285
SteersLarge 2-3765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4545
SteersMedium and Large 2-3601217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489247.93/cwt245.00–250.001,21212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510249.94/cwt242.00–255.001,27513
SteersLarge 2-3868167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483267.87/cwt265.00–270.001,29414
SteersLarge 1864204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3608
SteersMedium and Large 1-2697215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,14112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2303307.50/cwt307.50–307.509327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555259.50/cwt259.50–259.501,4407
Bulls1,840124.98/cwt124.50–125.502,3002
Bulls1,991120.59/cwt115.00–123.502,40122
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96990.28/cwt85.50–93.5087510
CowsLean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,300108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4044
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,21492.64/cwt90.50–96.001,12535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,500105.67/cwt103.00–108.001,585200
CowsBoner 80-85%1,795119.24/cwt119.00–119.502,1408
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40398.05/cwt92.00–103.001,376175
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,594109.75/cwt109.75–109.751,7495
CowsLean 85-90%1,28399.36/cwt95.00–102.001,275165
CowsLean 85-90%1,154104.89/cwt102.00–107.001,210185

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.