Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Beef type cows scarce today. 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 $239.71/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$239.71

59 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$125.40/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
Medium and Large 1-2	562	270.40	1,519	31
Small and Medium 2-3	475	236.00	1,121	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	715	214.46	1,533	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	890	145.00	1,291	6thin

One grade step is worth $125.40/cwt here — about $228 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 sale59 hd

239.71

—

WA average1 barns · 59 hd

239.71

+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	—	Average	1,652	122.04	2,017	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,585	108.65	1,722	309
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,359	104.55	1,421	260

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,620	120.90/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,959	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	110.44/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,778	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	105.32/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,591	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	100.56/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,315	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,407	108.24/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,523	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,804	115.22/cwt	114.75–115.50	2,079	29
Bulls	—	—	1,793	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,533	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	944	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,407	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,074	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	936	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,240	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	475	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,121	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	844	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,258	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,379	5

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 325Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 700Year ago 1,100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,620	116.00–122.50	120.90
3	—	1,793	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,610	108.00–112.00	110.44
135	—	1,511	101.00–108.00	105.32
29	—	1,804	114.75–115.50	115.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,308	94.00–105.00	100.56
135	—	1,407	105.00–110.50	108.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	592	260.00	260.00
5	—	936	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	286.00	286.00
7	—	576	280.00	280.00
9	—	622	237.50	237.50
5	—	484	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	890	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	236.00	236.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	944	149.00	149.00
11	—	1,074	150.00	150.00
9	—	844	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	380.00	380.00
8	—	475	340.00	340.00

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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