Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder strs weak, hrfs 550-600 lbs 5.00-6.00 higher. Heavier weights weak. CME Feeders are trading $1.60 to $2.10 higher through Thursday. CME's Feeder Cattle index was $0.54 weaker to $247.73 for 4/2. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.73/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −176.65 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$303.73

46 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−7.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	310.83	1,746	32
Small and Medium 1-2	574	287.50	1,650	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

303.73

—

WA average1 barns · 46 hd

303.73

+0.00

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−7.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−176.65

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	1,549	135.69	2,101	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	129.98	1,631	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,298	126.45	1,641	17
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,030	145.92	2,962	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,513	125.28	1,895	240
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,300	117.10	1,523	215

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,086	123.64/cwt	121.50–126.00	1,343	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	127.70/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,992	125
Bulls	—	—	1,479	138.89/cwt	137.50–147.00	2,054	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,030	145.92/cwt	143.50–148.50	2,962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	126.45/cwt	125.50–127.00	1,641	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	120.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,637	115
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	388	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	7
Steers	Large 1Value Added	850–900	879	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,176	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	800–850	831	252.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,099	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	132.96/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,774	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,396	100
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	122.64/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,792	115
Bulls	—	—	1,618	132.49/cwt	129.00–135.50	2,144	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,188	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,734	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	910	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,711	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	768	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,851	6
Steers	Large 1	850–900	888	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,140	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,496	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	310.98/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	289.36/cwt	289.00–289.50	1,644	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,257	21
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,148	26
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,010	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	317.14/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,557	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	767	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,335	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,241	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	801	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,426	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	271.13/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,822	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	276	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	869	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	982	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	336	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	874	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	648	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,669	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	574	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,650	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,190	17
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	573	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,570	7

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 1,630Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 700Year ago 1,000

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,086	121.50–126.00	123.64
17	—	1,334	127.50–134.50	132.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,298	125.50–127.00	126.45
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,560	125.00–129.50	127.70
115	—	1,461	119.00–125.00	122.64
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,357	116.00–124.00	120.62
100	—	1,235	110.00–116.00	113.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,479	137.50–147.00	138.89
10	—	1,618	129.00–135.50	132.49
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,030	143.50–148.50	145.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	331	305.00	305.00
26	350–400	389	295.00	295.00
12	550–600	564	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	763	181.00	181.00
9	800–850	801	178.00	178.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	910	188.00	188.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	315.00	315.00
17	350–400	366	325.00	325.00
21	400–450	419	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	767	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	573	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,100	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	306.00	306.00
24	550–600	568	289.00–289.50	289.36
22	600–650	635	265.00–274.00	271.13
6	650–700	697	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	365	269.00	269.00
5	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
10	600–650	648	257.50	257.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	800–850	831	250.00–260.00	252.57
5	850–900	879	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	730	247.50	247.50
6	750–800	768	241.00	241.00
5	850–900	888	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	491	307.50–320.00	317.14
5	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
27	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	310.98
8	600–650	605	282.50	282.50
14	650–700	681	267.50	267.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	574	287.50	287.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,188	146.00	146.00

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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