Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-11-16

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 16
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
480 vs last sale 800 280 vs year ago 600 · 46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
0 vs last sale 1,200 400 vs year ago 800 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
50 vs last sale 100 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $2.76 weaker to $228.64 for 11/13. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher on Holstein type cows, beef type cows weak. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand for Holstein type cows light to moderate for beef type.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $219.46/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$219.46
121 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,241
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$338
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$54.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.12
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551224.241,23599
Small and Medium 1-2547206.181,12717thin
Large 1925170.001,5735thin
One grade step is worth $54.24/cwt here — about −$338 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 sale121 hd
219.46
WA average2 barns · 1,340 hd
235.58
−16.12
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
BullsAverage1,871118.512,21818
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,873118.492,2198thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800108.001,9445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,605103.821,667404
CowsLean 85-90%High1,34886.591,167389

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,299$1,32435

Every lot, as filed

27 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
BullsLarge 3700137.00/cwt137.00–137.009596
HeifersLarge 1746175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3065
HeifersLarge 11,026160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,64218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617197.77/cwt195.00–200.001,22018
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2511217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2501240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467247.11/cwt240.00–250.001,15425
SteersLarge 1925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579219.20/cwt216.00–226.001,26947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380248.44/cwt242.50–255.0094411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2545201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,09533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478233.06/cwt228.00–237.001,11426
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,074143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,5417
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2566200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,13211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3211,330.38/head1,285.00–1,360.001,33029
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,295.00/head1,295.00–1,295.001,2956
Bulls1,800115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0705
Bulls1,936118.89/cwt115.00–121.002,30211
Bulls1,693125.18/cwt124.00–126.502,1192
CowsBoner 80-85%1,55498.73/cwt92.00–104.001,534195
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed987120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1849
CowsBoner 80-85%1,600114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,8324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9445
CowsLean 85-90%1,40590.50/cwt87.00–93.001,272195
CowsLean 85-90%1,30580.85/cwt72.00–87.001,055185
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,873118.49/cwt117.00–120.002,2198
CowsBoner 80-85%1,654108.46/cwt104.00–112.001,794205

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.