Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 81 cents on February 12 to $246.87. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Not enough Slaughter bulls last week 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 $217.40/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$217.40

67 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$233

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

$110.00/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
Small and Medium 1-2	418	240.00	1,003	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	527	235.08	1,238	40
Small and Medium 2-3	451	212.71	959	12thin
Large 2-3	951	130.00	1,236	9thin

One grade step is worth $110.00/cwt here — about −$233 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 sale67 hd

217.40

—

WA average1 barns · 67 hd

217.40

+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	—	Low	1,875	117.11	2,196	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,788	106.51	1,904	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,445	104.05	1,503	248
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,330	90.17	1,199	218

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	429	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	216.59/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,250	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	222.45/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,183	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,095	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	529	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,081	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	443	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	653	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	339	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	412	387.45/head	285.00–410.00	387	29
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	481	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	951	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	259.14/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,358	11
Bulls	—	—	1,818	106.53/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	120.13/cwt	115.00–124.50	2,272	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	96.89/cwt	92.75–99.75	1,468	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,092	61.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	668	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	85.01/cwt	82.00–87.75	1,030	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	72.47/cwt	70.00–74.00	988	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,788	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.75	1,904	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	103.59/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,565	187
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,090	110.20/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,201	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	95.45/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,308	161
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,247	4

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 →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Feb 15, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 325Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 900Year ago 800

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	285.00	285.00
6	—	628	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	232.50	232.50
5	—	339	525.00	525.00
5	—	481	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	292.00	292.00
12	—	577	211.00–225.00	216.59
16	—	532	221.00–225.00	222.45
5	—	300	575.00	575.00
7	—	493	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	951	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,420	147.50	147.50
7	—	590	140.00	140.00
12	—	443	147.50	147.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
29	—	412	285.00–410.00	387.45
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	265.00	265.00
5	—	391	330.00	330.00
6	—	583	245.00	245.00
11	—	524	252.50–265.00	259.14
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	104.00–109.50	106.53
7	—	1,891	115.00–124.50	120.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,515	92.75–99.75	96.89
187	—	1,511	101.00–105.00	103.59
4	—	1,160	107.50	107.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,092	60.00–64.00	61.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,212	82.00–87.75	85.01
14	—	1,364	70.00–74.00	72.47
161	—	1,370	93.00–97.00	95.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,788	105.00–107.75	106.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,090	108.00–114.50	110.20

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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