Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak. The CME feeders were within 40-50 cents of the session lows at the closing bell, ending the day 2.4% to 3.4% weaker with losses of up to $7.85.The CME Feeder Cattle Index dropped another $1.12 on 11/08 to $237.01. Slaughter cows weak to 5.00 lower with the most pressure on lean cows. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. Most area feedlots are full. Buyer attendance light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.57/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$209.57

232 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$105.06/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	501	224.56	1,125	142
Small and Medium 1-2	462	199.72	923	67
Medium and Large 2-3	404	162.50	657	14thin
Large 2-3	994	119.50	1,188	9thin

One grade step is worth $105.06/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale232 hd

209.57

—

WA average1 barns · 232 hd

209.57

+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	2,190	116.11	2,543	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,770	115.81	2,050	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	110.00	1,816	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,588	101.79	1,616	450
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,331	83.55	1,112	380

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$1,330	49

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	924	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	298	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	173.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,159	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,089	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	209.82/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,213	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	307.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,299	24
Steers	Large 1	—	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,134	145.48/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,436	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	242.11/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,157	39
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	577	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	998	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	319	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,019	144.44/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,472	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	790	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	621	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	496	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	188.05/cwt	185.00–191.00	978	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	623	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	207.09/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,069	25
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	994	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,188	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	241.58/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,005	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,272	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	399	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	898	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,301	1,319.50/head	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,320	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	1,362.42/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,362	12
Bulls	—	—	2,175	114.05/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,481	6
Bulls	—	—	2,280	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	2,930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	80.95/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,056	185
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,770	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,050	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,654	106.79/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,766	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,554	100.05/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,555	195
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,816	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	86.02/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,166	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	88.07/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,277	50

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 Nov 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 668Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,200Year ago 950

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 100Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	485	220.00	220.00
5	—	275	510.00	510.00
13	—	325	260.00	260.00
14	—	366	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	298	230.00	230.00
13	—	577	173.00	173.00
12	—	400	197.50	197.50
6	—	621	167.00	167.00
7	—	496	220.00	220.00
10	—	520	185.00–191.00	188.05
6	—	399	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	669	170.00–180.00	173.27
39	—	478	240.00–242.50	242.11
25	—	516	205.00–210.00	207.09
44	—	416	232.00–245.00	241.58
16	—	578	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	994	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	404	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	280.00	280.00
15	—	578	202.50–215.00	209.82
6	—	689	210.00	210.00
24	—	423	300.00–310.00	307.12
49	—	544	264.00	264.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	230.00	230.00
8	—	623	173.00	173.00
5	—	660	181.00	181.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	700	172.50	172.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,134	143.00–148.50	145.48
14	—	1,019	143.00–147.00	144.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,301	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,319.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,331	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,362.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,175	111.00–116.00	114.05
1	—	2,280	128.50	128.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,305	78.00–83.00	80.95
195	—	1,356	83.00–88.00	86.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,770	115.00–117.00	115.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,654	104.00–109.00	106.79
195	—	1,554	95.00–104.00	100.05
50	—	1,450	86.00–90.00	88.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	110.00	110.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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