Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm on larger receipts offered. Feeder cattle futures finished Friday with 25 to 92 cent gains. For May, that only limited the week's pullback to $5.07 with the 4th consecutive weekly drop. May feeders were down a net $7.42 for the month of March. March futures rolled off the board at $247.75, vs the CME index at $248.99 on 3/27. Slaughter cows 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.53/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −173.85 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$306.53

84 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−3.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	315.50	1,776	58
Small and Medium 1-2	553	287.48	1,589	21
Small and Medium 2-3	561	282.50	1,585	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $480.38 across 14 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 sale84 hd

306.53

—

WA average1 barns · 84 hd

306.53

+0.00

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−3.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−173.85

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	1,709	144.29	2,466	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,528	135.00	2,063	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,266	130.00	1,646	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,507	122.52	1,846	326
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,462	117.23	1,713	220

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$3,000	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,292	$3,025	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,688	133.54/cwt	133.00–134.50	2,254	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,151	110.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,274	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,584	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,115	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,284	138.12/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,773	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	148.27/cwt	143.00–151.50	2,481	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,852	127.98/cwt	124.00–131.50	2,370	145
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,605	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	474	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	596	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,538	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	589	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,720	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	481	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	665	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,616	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	613	254.41/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,560	26
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	638	249.07/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,589	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	534	272.29/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,454	50
Bulls	—	—	2,060	154.26/cwt	154.00–154.50	3,178	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	113.00/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,480	105
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,600	121.09/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,937	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,266	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,646	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	120.33/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,509	140
Bulls	—	—	1,682	138.49/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,329	11
Steers	Large 1	700–750	715	260.90/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,865	29
Steers	Large 1Value Added	750–800	756	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,985	10
Steers	Large 1Value Added	900–950	904	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,170	9
Steers	Large 1Value Added	800–850	838	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,145	5
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	825	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,840	8
Steers	Large 1	800–850	825	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,984	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,816	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	781	249.80/cwt	246.00–263.50	1,951	107
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	753	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,667	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,025	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,620	12
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	738	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,775	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,188	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,883	7
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,292	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	8
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	718	236.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,700	28
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	900	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	273.19/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	279.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,790	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	255.95/cwt	252.00–259.75	1,756	70
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	561	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,585	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	343.30/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,438	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,662	27
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	513	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,449	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	656	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,539	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,599	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	366.44/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,741	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,776	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,280	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	269.39/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,808	64

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,630Last week 720Year ago 1,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 800Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,688	133.00–134.50	133.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,584	133.50	133.50
9	—	1,284	137.50–139.00	138.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	130.00	130.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,151	108.00–113.00	110.67
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,852	124.00–131.50	127.98
140	—	1,254	117.00–123.00	120.33
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,310	104.00–119.00	113.00
115	—	1,600	119.00–123.00	121.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,673	143.00–151.50	148.27
2	—	2,060	154.00–154.50	154.26
11	—	1,682	132.00–142.00	138.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	490	327.50	327.50
10	500–550	513	282.50	282.50
11	550–600	589	292.00	292.00
26	600–650	613	242.50–260.00	254.41
15	650–700	656	254.00	254.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	700–750	715	259.00–264.00	260.90
107	750–800	781	246.00–263.50	249.80
6	800–850	825	240.50	240.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	756	262.50	262.50
5	800–850	838	256.00	256.00
9	900–950	904	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	738	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	675	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
21	400–450	418	382.50	382.50
25	450–500	475	365.00–369.00	366.44
58	550–600	563	315.50	315.50
17	600–650	619	270.00–275.00	273.19
64	650–700	671	267.00–275.00	269.39
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	482	375.00	375.00
8	650–700	681	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	481	312.00	312.00
50	500–550	534	250.00–287.50	272.29
13	550–600	596	258.00	258.00
13	600–650	638	245.00–252.50	249.07
9	650–700	665	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	718	230.00–250.00	236.79
28	750–800	753	220.00–222.50	221.34
8	800–850	825	223.00	223.00
6	900–950	900	206.00	206.00
5	1050–1100	1,068	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	335	352.50	352.50
14	350–400	389	329.00	329.00
59	400–450	419	340.00–348.00	343.30
15	450–500	454	339.00	339.00
27	500–550	543	306.00	306.00
19	550–600	574	275.00	275.00
70	600–650	641	270.00–285.00	279.32
70	650–700	686	252.00–259.75	255.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	655	263.00	263.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1000–1050	1,025	158.00	158.00
7	1150–1200	1,188	154.50	154.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,292	3,025.00	3,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,386	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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