Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-10-05

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 5
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
605 vs last sale 1,130 255 vs year ago 780 · 32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,300 head
100 vs last sale 1,200 100 vs year ago 1,200 · +8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
400 head
400 vs last sale 0 380 vs year ago 20 · +1,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most of the offerings today where small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light. CME Feeder cattle also faded on the day, settling $0.12 to $1 weaker. The CME Feeder Cattle Index dropped 45 cents on 10/04 to $251.45. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.53/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$223.53
49 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$40.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.01
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519230.151,19637
Small and Medium 2-3550212.501,1697thin
Small and Medium 3543190.001,0325thin
One grade step is worth $40.15/cwt here — about $164 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 sale49 hd
223.53
WA average2 barns · 696 hd
234.54
−11.01
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
BullsAverage2,012121.262,43912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,667109.731,8299thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,585107.351,701387
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28399.811,281360

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$2,36629
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,24941
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$1,85135
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,311$1,50599
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$1,3006

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1-2677215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4567
HeifersSmall and Medium 3543190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612234.11/cwt230.00–237.501,43311
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2483235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2393242.50/cwt242.50–242.5095313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2654222.18/cwt220.00–224.001,45311
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,063158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,68811
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,115157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,75918
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3550212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1697
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569225.67/cwt222.50–230.001,28412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2748210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3828
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,008158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5936
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,191157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,8797
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3461,596.12/head1,425.00–1,775.001,59649
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2771,415.35/head1,275.00–1,500.001,41550
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-31,2812,163.45/head2,000.00–2,300.002,16333
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-31,2001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1412,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9509
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-31,1212,103.21/head2,000.00–2,200.002,10320
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2882,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6509
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-31,3651,574.99/head1,500.00–1,625.001,57526
Bulls2,014123.76/cwt119.50–125.752,4937
Bulls2,008117.75/cwt115.00–119.002,3645
CowsLean 85-90%1,25796.68/cwt93.00–99.001,215175
CowsLean 85-90%1,308102.77/cwt99.00–105.001,344185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,675117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,9607
CowsBoner 80-85%1,557104.16/cwt100.00–107.001,622185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,608110.03/cwt107.00–112.001,769195
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,667109.73/cwt109.50–110.001,8299

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.