Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker and feeder steers 5.00-11.00 higher. Stocker heifers 2.00-3.00 lower in a light test. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $224.77, up by $2.52 for 11/29. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.30/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$205.30

407 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$688

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

$114.17/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	577	234.17	1,350	180
Small and Medium 1-2	541	204.48	1,105	84
Large 1	968	178.35	1,726	119
Large 2-3	704	132.50	933	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	688	125.00	860	10thin
Small and Medium 3	552	120.00	662	8thin

One grade step is worth $114.17/cwt here — about $688 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 sale407 hd

205.30

—

WA average1 barns · 407 hd

205.30

+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	1,865	110.08	2,054	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,934	107.93	2,087	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,374	100.44	1,380	505
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	80.22	930	399

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,500	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,100	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	223.27/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,360	79
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	818	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	568	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	540	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	914	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,453	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	915	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,084	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	862	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,396	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,038	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,469	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,061	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,554	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,135	144.01/cwt	141.50–146.50	1,635	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,023	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,412	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	896	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,201	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,158	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,598	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	551	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,207	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	252.78/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,074	19
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	234.71/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,415	28
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	12
Steers	Large 2-3	—	704	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	229.79/cwt	225.50–232.00	1,319	63
Steers	Large 1	—	928	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,615	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	235.81/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,240	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,529	43
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	215.70/cwt	205.00–221.00	830	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	918	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	668	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,035	14
Steers	Large 1	—	883	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,616	27
Steers	Large 1	—	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	82
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	981	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,226	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	583	199.44/cwt	183.00–209.00	1,163	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	514	214.13/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,101	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	207.18/cwt	205.50–215.00	1,021	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	223.59/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,263	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	227.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,112	36
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	987	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	347	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,186	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Bulls	—	—	1,927	112.11/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,160	11
Bulls	—	—	1,730	105.62/cwt	103.50–107.00	1,827	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,319	87.48/cwt	76.00–93.00	1,154	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	730	95
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,934	107.93/cwt	106.50–109.50	2,087	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	106.75/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,507	215
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	100.46/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,368	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	81.51/cwt	78.00–85.00	995	295

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,230Last week 320Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,200Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	609	216.00–226.00	223.27
28	—	565	223.00–225.00	223.59
36	—	490	220.00–230.00	227.00
5	—	426	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	914	159.00	159.00
10	—	862	162.00	162.00
12	—	1,038	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	915	118.50	118.50
6	—	987	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	385	205.00–221.00	215.70
19	—	583	183.00–209.00	199.44
27	—	514	210.00–221.00	214.13
55	—	493	205.50–215.00	207.18
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	641	135.00	135.00
9	—	347	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	981	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,061	146.50	146.50
12	—	1,135	141.50–146.50	144.01
5	—	1,158	138.00	138.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	138.00	138.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	551	219.00	219.00
12	—	475	202.50	202.50
14	—	437	210.00	210.00
14	—	668	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	250.00–255.00	252.78
28	—	603	234.00–235.00	234.71
63	—	574	225.50–232.00	229.79
27	—	526	235.00–236.00	235.81
43	—	662	231.00	231.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	552	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	132.50	132.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	174.00	174.00
5	—	1,015	147.00	147.00
27	—	883	183.00	183.00
82	—	995	179.00	179.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	125.00	125.00

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)	10	—	1,186	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,254	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,927	109.00–115.00	112.11
5	—	1,730	103.50–107.00	105.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	815	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,319	76.00–93.00	87.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,000	73.00	73.00
295	—	1,221	78.00–85.00	81.51
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,934	106.50–109.50	107.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,412	104.00–108.00	106.75
185	—	1,362	93.00–104.00	100.46

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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