Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-01-18

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 18
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
20 head
180 vs last sale 200 2,170 vs year ago 2,190 · 99.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
530 head
470 vs last sale 1,000 370 vs year ago 900 · 41.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Front month feeders are also up by as much as $2.97, leading the March contract to the 38.2% retracement of the fall board collapse. Slaughter cows firm in a light test. Slaughter bulls scarce. A winter weather advisory affecting movement of livestock in the trade area. Trade active with good demand.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,160104.011,206111
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,18595.431,13181

Every lot, as filed

9 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed900119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,07114
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed982109.88/cwt109.50–110.001,07924
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,10368.76/cwt67.00–70.0075812
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,28990.02/cwt88.00–92.001,16019
CowsLean 85-90%1,12797.66/cwt93.00–100.001,10132
CowsLean 85-90%1,261102.15/cwt100.00–104.501,28837
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41393.10/cwt92.00–94.501,31610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226104.56/cwt102.00–107.001,28244
Dairy HeifersSmall 478490.50/cwt90.50–90.507109

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.