Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher. CME Feeders were the leaders with the weaker corn action, as contracts were up $1.17 to $2.27 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle index was back down 28 cents on April 17 to $242.35. Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.76/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −128.24 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$265.76

57 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$81.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+1.24 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	288.54	1,600	41
Small and Medium 2-3	545	207.38	1,131	16thin

One grade step is worth $81.17/cwt here — about $469 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

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 sale57 hd

265.76

—

WA average1 barns · 57 hd

265.76

+0.00

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+1.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−128.24

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	1,900	153.14	2,910	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	131.82	1,786	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	120.00	1,946	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,556	114.56	1,783	310
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	113.33	1,370	290

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,355	131.82/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,786	51
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,603	117.82/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,889	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	110.85/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,666	145
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,946	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	117.61/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,476	155
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	108.42/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,253	135
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	610	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	501	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,247	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	350–400	387	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	793	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	300–350	328	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	302.80/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,705	41
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	499	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,509	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	695	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	288.47/cwt	284.00–292.50	1,552	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	311.63/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,630	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	328.54/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,511	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	279.85/cwt	279.75–280.00	1,881	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	288.59/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,633	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	306.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,417	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	419	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,414	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	494	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,442	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	394	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,245	22
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,234	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	966	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,700	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	821	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,765	11
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	814	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,486	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	917	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,284	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,353	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	327.85/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,384	17
Bulls	—	—	1,900	153.14/cwt	148.00–156.50	2,910	16
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,886	10
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	711	216.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,538	12
Steers	Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	12
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	759	226.94/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,722	28
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	811	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,517	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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 650Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,000Year ago 900

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,355	127.00–135.00	131.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,622	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,603	114.00–121.00	117.82
145	—	1,503	107.00–114.00	110.85
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,255	113.00–121.00	117.61
135	—	1,156	102.00–113.00	108.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,900	148.00–156.50	153.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	271.00	271.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	460	310.00–337.50	328.54
26	500–550	523	311.00–312.50	311.63
41	550–600	563	293.00–310.00	302.80
28	650–700	672	279.75–280.00	279.85
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	499	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	419	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	529	327.00	327.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	821	215.00	215.00
10	1000–1050	1,006	187.50	187.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	814	182.50	182.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	249.00	249.00
9	550–600	580	175.00	175.00
9	650–700	695	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	422	310.00–337.50	327.85
26	450–500	463	300.00–320.00	306.12
17	500–550	538	284.00–292.50	288.47
24	550–600	566	280.00–291.00	288.59
6	600–650	601	275.00	275.00
16	650–700	657	273.50	273.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
22	350–400	394	316.00	316.00
16	450–500	494	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	966	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	711	210.00–225.00	216.29
28	750–800	759	212.00–231.00	226.94
5	800–850	811	187.00	187.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	917	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	602	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1350–1400	1,353	153.00	153.00

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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