Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak in a light test. Buyer attendance was light. The October feeder cattle contract went off the board at a $240.55, as the other front months closed $1.47 to $1.55 losses. The 10/25 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $240.62, down by $1.01. Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 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 $187.60/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$187.60

111 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$72.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.49

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	567	217.37	1,233	27
Small and Medium 1-2	459	196.63	903	23
Large 1	770	178.35	1,373	33
Small and Medium 2-3	610	175.40	1,069	16thin
Large 2-3	851	145.00	1,234	12thin

One grade step is worth $72.37/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale111 hd

187.60

—

WA average2 barns · 720 hd

237.09

−49.49

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	2,018	114.50	2,311	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,882	113.05	2,128	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,507	104.95	1,582	400
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	97.82	1,180	370

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$1,056	21
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	750	$720	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	763	$693	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	626	$623	25
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$625	26

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	Small 4Mexican Origin	—	282	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	591	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	796	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	851	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	10
Heifers	Small 3-4	—	304	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,260	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,896	21
Steers	Large 1	—	648	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,345	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	492	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,255	8
Steers	Large 1	—	719	208.74/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,501	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	806	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,088	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,534	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,183	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,192	9
Steers	Large 1	—	688	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	218.88/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,252	18
Steers	Small 4Mexican Origin	—	313	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	19
Steers	Large 1	—	841	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,598	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	670	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	101.44/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,272	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	101.79/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,482	195
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,882	113.05/cwt	112.00–113.75	2,128	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	93.79/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,082	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,680	205
Bulls	—	—	1,990	126.06/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,033	116.37/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,366	9
Bulls	—	—	2,000	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,090	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	626	622.53/head	500.00–650.00	623	25
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	750	719.79/head	710.00–725.00	720	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,264	1,321.22/head	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,321	13
Bred Heifers	Small 4	—	635	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	26
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	763	693.28/head	685.00–710.00	693	30
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	661	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	536	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	426	199.10/cwt	180.00–210.00	848	16
Steers	Small 4Mexican Origin	—	240	576.57/head	510.00–610.00	577	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,417	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	745	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,285	11
Heifers	Small 4Mexican Origin	—	218	420.39/head	400.00–435.00	420	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	938	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,688	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	582	181.26/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,367	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 550Year ago 780

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

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 50Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4 · Mexican Origin$ per head · actual wt
20	—	282	535.00	535.00
17	—	218	400.00–435.00	420.39
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	189.00	189.00
7	—	796	175.00	175.00
11	—	745	172.50	172.50
8	—	938	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	851	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	445	230.00	230.00
6	—	544	219.00	219.00
11	—	691	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 3-4$ per head · actual wt
5	—	304	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	162.50	162.50
11	—	582	170.00–195.00	181.26
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	191.00	191.00
16	—	426	180.00–210.00	199.10
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,260	150.50	150.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,183	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	207.50	207.50
22	—	719	200.00–212.00	208.74
10	—	688	205.00	205.00
9	—	841	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	190.00	190.00
7	—	576	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	290.00	290.00
18	—	572	211.00–225.00	218.88
9	—	492	245.00	245.00
5	—	667	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small 4 · Mexican Origin$ per head · actual wt
19	—	313	610.00	610.00
15	—	240	510.00–610.00	576.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,254	98.00–104.00	101.44
175	—	1,154	88.00–98.00	93.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,456	97.00–105.00	101.79
205	—	1,556	105.00–110.00	107.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,882	112.00–113.75	113.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	124.00–128.00	126.06
9	—	2,033	113.00–120.00	116.37
4	—	2,000	100.00–110.00	104.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	626	500.00–650.00	622.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	750	710.00–725.00	719.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	763	685.00–710.00	693.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	661	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,264	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,321.22
Bred Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	635	625.00	625.00

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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