Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-02-22

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 22
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
75 vs last sale 400 143 vs year ago 182 · +78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
200 vs last sale 900 100 vs year ago 800 · 12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures are down by 12 cents to $1.92 led lower by August contract. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $90.42 on 2/20, up by $1.15. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.87/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$228.87
42 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$874
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$91.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
42.81
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581261.141,51622
Large 1780212.501,65811thin
Small and Medium 2-3378170.006439thin
One grade step is worth $91.14/cwt here — about $874 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 sale42 hd
228.87
WA average2 barns · 747 hd
271.68
−42.81
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
BullsAverage1,933122.482,3689thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,924107.252,0638thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,668102.751,714290
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28494.061,207240

Every lot, as filed

17 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
BullsLarge 1754183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3806
BullsLarge 1891150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3378
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006439
HeifersLarge 1780212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,65811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2692220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545292.11/cwt285.00–297.501,59214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338775.00/head775.00–775.007755
Bulls1,933122.48/cwt119.00–124.502,3689
CowsLean 85-90%1,25791.33/cwt89.00–93.001,148115
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,924107.25/cwt107.00–107.502,0638
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,32087.63/cwt85.00–89.001,15730
CowsBoner 80-85%1,656101.39/cwt98.00–104.001,679125
CowsLean 85-90%1,30896.58/cwt93.00–99.001,263125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,756107.37/cwt104.00–110.001,885135

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.