Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Supply more attractive this week due to larger supplies. CME Feeders led the way lower on the day with losses of as much as 1.8% as April closed $4.67 in the red. April was down by more than $5 at the low for the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 27 cents stronger to $248.46. Slaughter cows 9.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand both from ringside and internet bidders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.53/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −164.38 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$314.53

190 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$55.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−1.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	320.44	1,831	167
Small and Medium 1-2	573	284.00	1,627	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	593	265.00	1,571	15thin

One grade step is worth $55.44/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale190 hd

314.53

—

WA average1 barns · 190 hd

314.53

+0.00

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−1.54

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−164.38

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	—	High	1,796	132.03	2,371	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,451	126.20	1,832	453
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,375	125.46	1,725	369

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	887	$800	8

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	301.78/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,735	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,809	185
Bulls	—	—	2,100	145.50/cwt	143.50–147.00	3,056	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,552	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	122.42/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,658	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,222	105.73/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,292	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	131.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,980	195
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	887	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	685	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,558	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	704	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	330.32/cwt	326.00–337.50	1,751	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	306.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,480	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	272.70/cwt	271.50–276.00	1,740	50
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	573	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,627	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	404	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,172	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	317.92/cwt	304.00–327.00	1,850	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,180	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	338.54/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,567	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	297.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,834	30
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	686	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,441	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	551	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,603	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,544	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	633	269.27/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,704	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	431	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,368	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	570	244.03/cwt	226.00–285.00	1,391	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	445	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,257	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	623	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	991	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	691	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,686	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	13
Heifers	Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	955	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,342	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	978	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,369	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	709	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	278.01/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,860	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	237.05/cwt	234.50–243.00	1,643	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	309.70/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,583	56
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	935	194.60/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,820	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	938	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,604	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	822	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,529	14
Steers	Large 1	850–900	879	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,017	41
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	913	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,762	11
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	769	226.57/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,742	29
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	874	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,578	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1300–1350	1,300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,807	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	972	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,701	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	736	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,674	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	961	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,922	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,118	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,124	8
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	876	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,862	30
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,324	26
Steers	Large 1	800–850	820	238.39/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,955	33
Steers	Large 1	700–750	714	241.04/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,721	46
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,183	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,775	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,021	180.64/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,844	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	136.89/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,900	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,797	185
Bulls	—	—	1,564	134.34/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,101	11
Bulls	—	—	2,011	126.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,538	9
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	951	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,016	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	757	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,794	22

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,585Last week 420Year ago 1,998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 900Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	390	302.50	302.50
20	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	306.43
56	500–550	511	305.00–315.00	309.70
28	550–600	575	295.00–313.00	301.78
50	600–650	638	271.50–276.00	272.70
43	650–700	693	234.50–243.00	237.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	404	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	445	282.50	282.50
19	550–600	570	226.00–285.00	244.03
16	650–700	686	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	540	286.00	286.00
12	550–600	551	291.00	291.00
5	650–700	696	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	950–1000	955	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	709	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	750–800	769	224.00–229.00	226.57
30	850–900	876	212.50	212.50
11	900–950	913	193.00	193.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
15	550–600	593	265.00	265.00
6	650–700	685	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
34	450–500	463	337.00–340.00	338.54
34	500–550	530	326.00–337.50	330.32
133	550–600	582	304.00–327.00	317.92
30	600–650	616	295.00–300.00	297.66
36	650–700	669	271.00–280.00	278.01
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	317.50	317.50
8	550–600	573	284.00	284.00
20	600–650	633	267.00–270.00	269.27
7	650–700	691	244.00	244.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	736	227.50	227.50
17	900–950	935	193.00–196.00	194.60
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	714	239.00–244.00	241.04
22	750–800	757	237.00	237.00
33	800–850	820	237.50–239.00	238.39
41	850–900	879	229.50	229.50
9	950–1000	951	212.00	212.00
26	1100–1150	1,145	203.00	203.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	704	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	623	159.00	159.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	874	180.50	180.50
10	900–950	938	171.00	171.00
5	950–1000	972	175.00	175.00
8	1100–1150	1,118	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	978	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	822	186.00	186.00
5	950–1000	961	200.00	200.00
16	1000–1050	1,021	175.00–184.00	180.64
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1300–1350	1,300	139.00	139.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1150–1200	1,183	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,457	120.00–127.00	124.19
195	—	1,508	127.00–134.00	131.29
28	—	1,388	135.00–139.50	136.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	134.00	134.00
175	—	1,354	119.00–125.00	122.42
185	—	1,405	125.00–130.00	127.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,222	100.00–109.00	105.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,100	143.50–147.00	145.50
11	—	1,564	129.00–138.00	134.34
9	—	2,011	120.00–129.00	126.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	887	800.00	800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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