Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-01-11

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 11
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
40 vs last sale 240 400 vs year ago 600 · 66.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
0 vs last sale 1,000 200 vs year ago 1,200 · 16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeders also pushed higher with $1.22 to $1.65 gains on Thursday. Low temps and snow fall have cattle health and transport at the front of market participant minds. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for was $227.75 on 1/10, back down by 66 cents. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.23/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$148.23
30 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4
$64.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650169.001,09913thin
Small and Medium 1-2552150.008287thin
Small and Medium 2-3426135.005755thin
Small and Medium 3-4647105.006795thin
One grade step is worth $64.00/cwt here — about $419 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 sale30 hd
148.23
WA average1 barns · 30 hd
148.23
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,772113.142,0049thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,268109.001,3824thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,841103.001,8964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,51797.991,486567
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28192.401,184366

Every lot, as filed

22 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,09913
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008287
SteersLarge 1Fleshy991162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6057
SteersLarge 11,124145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6305
SteersMedium and Large 2-3519172.50/cwt172.50–172.508959
Dairy HeifersSmall 463680.00/cwt80.00–80.005096
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 479479.50/cwt79.50–79.506319
Dairy HeifersLarge 3869122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0607
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3426135.00/cwt135.00–135.005755
HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4647105.00/cwt105.00–105.006795
Bulls1,725112.28/cwt110.00–115.001,9378
Bulls2,145120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,5741
CowsLean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,324107.75/cwt107.75–107.751,4276
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,300106.25/cwt102.50–109.001,381100
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,20084.92/cwt82.00–87.001,01950
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,20017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,70599.14/cwt96.00–101.501,690205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,55693.97/cwt91.00–96.001,462195
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,268109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3824
CowsLean 85-90%1,30595.36/cwt93.00–97.001,244185
CowsLean 85-90%1,25488.74/cwt83.00–93.001,113175
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,841103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8964

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.