Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak. Front month feeder cattle futures are rallying as much as $3.45, led by the back months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 9/12 was up another 28 cents to $251.16. Slaughter cows and bulls weak to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.91/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$220.91

110 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$107.50/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	479	257.50	1,233	5thin
Large 1	757	237.00	1,794	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	236.61	1,377	51
Small and Medium 2-3	494	202.90	1,002	39
Medium and Large 2-3	748	150.00	1,122	6thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $111 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 sale110 hd

220.91

—

WA average1 barns · 110 hd

220.91

+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	1,865	118.65	2,213	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	115.42	1,863	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	106.83	1,469	374
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,280	102.32	1,310	352

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,410	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,249	$1,250	5

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	712	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,123	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	479	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,233	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	757	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,794	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	418	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	606	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	970	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,145	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,746	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,063	20
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	355	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	666	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	275.23/cwt	275.00–275.50	1,753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,451	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	977	150.83/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,474	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	526	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,131	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,219	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	457	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	7
Steers	Large 1	—	723	252.88/cwt	249.00–259.50	1,828	14
Steers	Large 1	—	797	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,985	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	99.99/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,206	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	105.03/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,425	175
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	115.42/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,863	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	109.40/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,533	189
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	104.21/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,406	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,186	94.77/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,124	12
Bulls	—	—	1,846	122.07/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,253	4
Bulls	—	—	1,907	111.98/cwt	107.50–116.00	2,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	2,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	476	221.57/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,758	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,072	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,919	6

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 Sep 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 980Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,000Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	182.50	182.50
10	—	816	195.00	195.00
12	—	432	260.00	260.00
7	—	511	250.00	250.00
6	—	346	685.00	685.00
6	—	243	510.00	510.00
8	—	587	244.00	244.00
8	—	474	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	757	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	220.00	220.00
5	—	606	160.00	160.00
5	—	670	142.50	142.50
13	—	476	220.00–222.50	221.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	135.00	135.00
7	—	355	187.50	187.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	152.50	152.50
13	—	977	149.00–152.00	150.83
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	434	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	220.00	220.00
5	—	457	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	250.00	250.00
11	—	637	275.00–275.50	275.23
6	—	522	278.00	278.00
9	—	469	260.00	260.00
7	—	285	650.00	650.00
5	—	661	266.00	266.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	209.00	209.00
8	—	526	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	723	249.00–259.50	252.88
20	—	797	249.00	249.00
6	—	1,072	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,206	97.00–102.00	99.99
175	—	1,357	102.00–107.00	105.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,614	113.00–116.50	115.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,401	107.00–113.00	109.40
185	—	1,349	100.00–107.00	104.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,186	91.00–97.00	94.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,846	118.00–127.00	122.07
5	—	1,907	107.50–116.00	111.98
2	—	1,800	128.50	128.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,249	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,345	1,410.00	1,410.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle