Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 4.00-11.00 higher. Feeder cattle futures also firmed up on Thursday with $0.80 to $2.87 gains for the day. October feeders are still at a net $4.42 loss for the week. September feeder cattle went off the board at $252.32. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $252.20 on 9/27, down by $1.07. Slaughter cows firm to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.58/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$221.58

275 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$94.42/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	660	226.92	1,499	150
Small and Medium 1-2	584	221.06	1,291	32
Large 1-2	719	221.00	1,589	5thin
Large 1	824	218.58	1,801	82
Small and Medium 2-3	729	132.50	966	6thin

One grade step is worth $94.42/cwt here — about $533 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 sale275 hd

221.58

—

WA average1 barns · 275 hd

221.58

+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	1,786	120.13	2,146	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	117.00	1,981	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,691	115.78	1,958	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	110.07	1,717	390
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,356	106.19	1,440	370

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Large 1	—	727	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	508	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,156	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	586	218.79/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,282	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	719	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	779	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,722	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,564	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	801	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,383	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	301.74/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,445	17
Steers	Large 1	—	824	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,788	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,049	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,631	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,186	156.32/cwt	153.50–159.75	1,854	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	628	229.54/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,442	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	240.60/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,523	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	577	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,356	6
Steers	Large 1	—	931	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,946	20
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	915	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	231.53/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,422	57
Steers	Large 1	—	714	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,642	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,151	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,383	13
Steers	Large 1	—	883	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,916	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	969	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,497	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	483	268.77/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,298	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,367	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	848	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	197.11/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,624	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	954	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	1,991	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	240.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,610	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	233.28/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,577	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,714	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	729	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	242.20/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,255	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	205.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,709	23
Bulls	—	—	1,753	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	122.45/cwt	118.00–126.50	2,162	19
Bulls	—	—	1,833	114.15/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,092	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,981	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,403	109.47/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,536	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	102.53/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,336	175
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,691	115.78/cwt	113.50–117.50	1,958	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	113.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,826	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	106.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,600	185

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 640Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 800Year ago 1,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	235.00	235.00
47	—	779	221.00	221.00
10	—	848	216.00	216.00
19	—	954	208.75	208.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	227.50	227.50
14	—	586	214.00–225.00	218.79
12	—	620	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	719	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	200.00	200.00
57	—	614	227.00–236.00	231.53
17	—	824	195.00–200.00	197.11
31	—	676	230.00–241.00	233.28
14	—	879	195.00	195.00
13	—	473	260.00	260.00
13	—	518	240.00–244.00	242.20
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	132.50	132.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	801	85.00	85.00
10	—	915	92.50	92.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	155.50	155.50
11	—	1,186	153.50–159.75	156.32
8	—	969	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	241.00	241.00
17	—	479	300.00–302.50	301.74
20	—	633	240.00–242.00	240.60
7	—	527	265.00	265.00
56	—	669	235.00–245.00	240.73
23	—	832	200.00–210.00	205.36
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	824	217.00	217.00
20	—	931	209.00	209.00
9	—	714	230.00	230.00
13	—	1,151	207.00	207.00
5	—	883	217.00	217.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	229.00–230.00	229.54
6	—	577	235.00	235.00
12	—	483	252.50–285.00	268.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,753	130.00	130.00
19	—	1,766	118.00–126.50	122.45
9	—	1,833	113.00–115.00	114.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,693	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,403	107.00–111.50	109.47
175	—	1,303	97.00–107.00	102.53
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,691	113.50–117.50	115.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,607	110.00–116.00	113.63
185	—	1,508	100.00–110.00	106.13

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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