Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-12-05

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Dec 5
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Receipts
2,000 head
1,950 vs last sale 50 770 vs year ago 1,230 · +62.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Cow/calf pair, bred heifer and stock cow special sale. Trade active with good demand. Buyer attendance good both ringside and on the internet. The Turnaround Tuesday for cattle flipped the board into the black for the week. Futures rebounded by $1.35 to $1.90 across the front months. Feeders led the way with 1.7% to 2% gains of as much as $4.17. The 12/1 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $223.27, down by another $2.62. Most offerings are sold with a April 15, 2024 cutoff for calving unless otherwise stated.

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,236325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,933169
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,7757
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,500$1,7007
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,68715
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,6256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,351$1,543107
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,810145
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,34650
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,141$3,22839
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,7505

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,20028
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,30011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3571,579.50/head1,325.00–1,675.001,58068
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2691,994.33/head1,875.00–2,200.001,994140
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,2771,571.83/head1,550.00–1,600.001,57218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,687.36/head1,650.00–1,725.001,68715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,4201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75011
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1002,104.55/head2,000.00–2,200.002,10550
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,0501,468.45/head1,400.00–1,525.001,46830
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29521,741.43/head1,600.00–2,200.001,74165
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29351,346.41/head1,250.00–1,425.001,34650
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2002,386.67/head2,300.00–2,460.002,387150
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,107.66/head1,900.00–2,200.002,108175
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3401,480.40/head1,450.00–1,500.001,48039
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6256

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.