Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-02-01

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 1
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
420 vs last sale 630 790 vs year ago 1,000 · 79.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,100 head
200 vs last sale 900 100 vs year ago 1,000 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thurs, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures settled 1.4% to 2% higher with gains of as much as $4.72.The CME Feeder Cattle Index increased $1.63 on 1/31 to $237.95. Slaughter cows where uneven boners firm to 1.00 higher, Lean cows 9.00-10.00 lower. Not enough Slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.65/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$241.65
104 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,251
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4
$81.31/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
Small and Medium 1-2449258.711,16119thin
Medium and Large 1-2525255.551,34264
Small and Medium 2-3541200.001,0826thin
Small and Medium 3-4564177.401,00115thin
One grade step is worth $81.31/cwt here — about $159 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 sale104 hd
241.65
WA average1 barns · 104 hd
241.65
+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
BullsLow1,449107.001,5506thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,800111.912,01410
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,442101.951,470432
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25989.201,123380

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-2596241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,54810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2654171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1185
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2417270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,12811
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2492242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1938
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3541200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0826
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,225136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6666
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,175135.96/cwt134.50–137.001,59812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3437
SteersMedium and Large 1-2476270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,3398
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,48411
SteersLarge 1842171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4409
HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4508182.50/cwt182.50–182.509276
HeifersSmall and Medium 3-4602174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0479
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,30420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,19414
Bulls1,449107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5506
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,20085.25/cwt82.00–88.001,02320
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009967
CowsLean 85-90%1,20886.10/cwt81.00–89.001,040185
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,800111.91/cwt110.00–113.502,01410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,514106.05/cwt102.00–108.501,606210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40898.95/cwt94.00–102.001,393195
CowsLean 85-90%1,30892.14/cwt89.00–94.001,205195

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.