Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.78/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −89.22 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$304.78

34 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+27.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	304.78	1,688	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 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 sale34 hd

304.78

—

WA average1 barns · 34 hd

304.78

+0.00

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+27.56

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−89.22

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	1,857	133.34	2,476	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	123.64	1,547	41
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	2,011	128.89	2,592	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	113.05	1,674	341
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	110.97	1,455	280

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,581	$1,875	5

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,071	125.71/cwt	119.50–128.50	2,603	7
Bulls	—	—	1,714	126.60/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,170	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	144.54/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,544	2
Steers	Large 1	700–750	723	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	292.24/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,727	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,581	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	321.58/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	249.11/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,667	20
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	501	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,453	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	315.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,646	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	117.24/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,940	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,251	123.64/cwt	122.00–125.50	1,547	41
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,204	100.74/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,213	51
Steers	Large 1	800–850	825	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,096	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,359	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,545	145
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	112.54/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,535	125
Bulls	—	—	1,989	136.10/cwt	130.00–139.50	2,707	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,520	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,361	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,358	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	500–550	548	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,228	100
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	400–450	447	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,084	50

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 Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 1,585Year ago 1,998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,100Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 40

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,071	119.50–128.50	125.71
2	—	1,800	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,714	121.50–130.00	126.60
2	—	1,760	144.00–145.00	144.54
9	—	1,989	130.00–139.50	136.10
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,655	115.00–119.00	117.24
125	—	1,364	108.00–115.00	112.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,204	96.00–104.00	100.74
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,359	110.00–116.00	113.65
135	—	1,259	105.00–110.00	108.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,251	122.00–125.50	123.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	723	259.00	259.00
6	800–850	825	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	531	315.00–325.00	321.58
9	550–600	551	305.00	305.00
6	650–700	699	254.00	254.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	501	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	320.00–325.00	322.56
18	500–550	521	305.00–320.00	315.93
16	550–600	591	291.00–295.00	292.24
5	600–650	613	265.00	265.00
20	650–700	669	242.50–252.50	249.11
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	665	248.00	248.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
50	400–450	447	242.50	242.50
100	500–550	548	224.00	224.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,581	1,875.00	1,875.00

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

Heifers · 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

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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