Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker cattle less than 550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder cattle more than 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. CME Feeders posted positive trade action, up $1.65 to $2.25 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle index was back up $2.51 on April 24 to $245.15. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.60/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −133.40 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$260.60

41 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−9.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	265.51	1,547	29
Small and Medium 1-2	549	248.75	1,365	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $182 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

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 sale41 hd

260.60

—

WA average1 barns · 41 hd

260.60

+0.00

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−9.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−133.40

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	2,139	154.65	3,308	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	133.43	1,715	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,933	130.75	2,527	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	129.13	1,567	122
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	128.50	2,158	4thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,818	127.47	2,317	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,356	124.73	1,691	125
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	114.46	1,550	110

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,933	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	2,527	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	2,158	4
Bulls	—	—	2,245	157.61/cwt	154.00–159.50	3,538	22
Bulls	—	—	1,927	148.72/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,866	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,369	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	125.13/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,002	50
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	800–850	813	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	732	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	643	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,585	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	125.01/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,524	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	132.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,603	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	135.02/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,755	100
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,150	105.57/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,214	60
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	127.47/cwt	124.50–129.00	2,317	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	124.73/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,691	125
Steers	Large 1	850–900	861	238.25/cwt	229.00–244.00	2,051	13
Steers	Large 1Value Added	750–800	782	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,932	10
Steers	Large 1	700–750	739	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,958	13
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,750	25
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	786	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,729	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	782	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	271.60/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,844	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	670	263.30/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,764	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,163	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,803	9
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	740	241.83/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,790	32
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,095	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,677	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	607	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,504	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	310.72/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,495	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	262.49/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,543	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,257	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	327.30/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,712	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,654	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,594	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,285	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	424	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	597	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,475	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	800–850	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	796	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	868	6

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 900Year ago 1,690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 800Year ago 900

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,933	130.75	130.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	119.00	119.00
100	—	1,300	133.00–136.50	135.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,219	118.00–131.00	125.01
65	—	1,208	131.00–134.00	132.74
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	128.50	128.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,600	123.00–127.00	125.13
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,150	101.00–108.50	105.57
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,818	124.50–129.00	127.47
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,356	123.00–126.00	124.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	2,245	154.00–159.50	157.61
11	—	1,927	140.00–154.00	148.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	813	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1150–1200	1,163	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	796	109.00	109.00
5	800–850	835	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	597	247.00	247.00
14	600–650	643	246.50	246.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	700–750	740	234.00–245.00	241.83
5	750–800	786	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	280.00	280.00
26	600–650	607	247.50–248.00	247.75
33	650–700	665	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	396	317.50	317.50
39	450–500	481	310.00–314.00	310.72
24	550–600	588	255.00–270.00	262.49
44	600–650	633	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	689	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	739	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	782	247.00	247.00
13	850–900	861	229.00–244.00	238.25
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	782	247.00	247.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	710	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	449	350.00	350.00
59	500–550	523	311.00–332.50	327.30
8	550–600	583	301.00	301.00
44	650–700	679	257.50–280.00	271.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
35	650–700	670	251.00–272.00	263.30
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	292.50	292.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	246.00	246.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	210.00	210.00

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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