Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder steers 6.00-8.00 higher in a light test. Heifers weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures finished the Thursday trading session with $5 losses of over 2%. That was a new low for the move for Nov, now $23 below the contract high. March feeders still have a $4.70 premium built into the market. The 10/18 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $2.27 weaker to $244.83. Slaughter cows uneven Boners 3.00-4.00 lower, Lean 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.45/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$209.45

126 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$460

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.43

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	467	219.39	1,024	33
Medium and Large 1-2	542	219.04	1,187	55
Large 1	890	190.61	1,696	26
Large 1-2	888	179.00	1,590	5thin
Large 2-3	829	179.00	1,484	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about −$460 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 sale126 hd

209.45

—

WA average2 barns · 653 hd

234.88

−25.43

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	2,056	115.74	2,380	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,975	109.00	2,153	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	105.17	1,547	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,487	98.91	1,471	365
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,287	97.85	1,259	344

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$1,475	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,773	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	854	190.94/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,631	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	957	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	589	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,207	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	516	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,084	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,317	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,018	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,558	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,989	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,200	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	265.65/cwt	260.50–270.00	1,368	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	433	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	235.54/cwt	232.00–240.50	1,456	20
Steers	Large 2-3	—	978	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,809	5
Steers	Large 1	—	922	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	324	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,483	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	246.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,291	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	399	273.83/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,093	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	213.88/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,223	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	888	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	829	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,773.23/head	1,675.00–1,860.00	1,773	16
Bulls	—	—	2,044	114.54/cwt	109.00–117.50	2,341	9
Bulls	—	—	2,165	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	2,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	976	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,171	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	101.68/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,533	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,791	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,006	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	95.60/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,393	175
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,441	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,681	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	100.21/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,306	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	94.81/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,211	165
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,153	5

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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 510Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,100Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	190.00	190.00
12	—	560	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	854	190.00–192.00	190.94
9	—	957	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	205.00	205.00
10	—	516	210.00	210.00
5	—	324	225.00	225.00
13	—	437	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	247.00	247.00
15	—	513	230.00	230.00
14	—	572	210.00–216.00	213.88
10	—	696	170.00	170.00
7	—	473	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	888	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	829	179.00	179.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	184.00	184.00
6	—	922	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	231.00	231.00
18	—	515	260.50–270.00	265.65
9	—	449	289.00	289.00
20	—	618	232.00–240.50	235.54
9	—	659	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	271.50	271.50
13	—	523	240.00–255.00	246.83
18	—	399	263.00–278.00	273.83
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,018	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,283	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,200	157.00	157.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	888	1,675.00–1,860.00	1,773.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,044	109.00–117.50	114.54
1	—	2,165	126.50	126.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,508	98.00–104.00	101.68
5	—	1,791	112.00	112.00
175	—	1,457	92.00–98.00	95.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	98.50	98.50
4	—	1,481	113.50	113.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,303	98.00–102.00	100.21
165	—	1,277	91.00–98.00	94.81
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,975	109.00	109.00

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.

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