Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker steers less than 650 lbs weak, Heifers 550-600 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder cattle more than 650-750 lbs firm to 1.50 higher. CME Feeders were up $2.17 to $3.62 across the board on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle index was down $3.69 on May 1 to $243.37. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.76/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −201.62 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$278.76

38 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$61.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−29.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	301.43	1,732	23
Medium and Large 2-3	595	250.00	1,488	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	554	240.00	1,330	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.43/cwt here — about $402 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 sale38 hd

278.76

—

WA average1 barns · 38 hd

278.76

+0.00

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−29.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−201.62

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	1,944	158.14	3,074	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	129.55	1,773	224
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,617	125.72	2,033	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	117.82	1,687	379
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,338	113.68	1,521	340

Every lot, as filed

30 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 Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	110.31/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,388	155
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,617	125.72/cwt	123.75–128.50	2,033	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	130.97/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,847	105
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	116.51/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,637	185
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	120.54/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,861	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,208	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,675	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	114.41/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,477	175
Bulls	—	—	1,729	153.28/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,650	7
Bulls	—	—	2,094	161.54/cwt	157.00–163.50	3,383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	294.64/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,741	14
Steers	Large 1	800–850	819	238.27/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,951	149
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	713	243.33/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,735	80
Steers	Large 1	700–750	706	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,867	16
Steers	Large 1Value Added	850–900	889	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	267.86/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,564	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	276.75/cwt	276.75–276.75	1,860	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	350–400	383	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	843	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	554	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,330	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	698	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,677	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,730	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,185	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	126.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,716	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	134.76/cwt	134.50–135.00	1,664	16

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 850Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 700Year ago 800

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,258	106.00–113.00	110.31
185	—	1,405	113.00–119.00	116.51
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,617	123.75–128.50	125.72
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,544	116.00–124.00	120.54
175	—	1,291	112.00–116.00	114.41
9	—	1,748	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,410	128.00–133.00	130.97
95	—	1,358	124.00–128.00	126.33
16	—	1,235	134.50–135.00	134.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,208	138.00–139.50	138.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,729	147.00–157.00	153.28
10	—	2,094	157.00–163.50	161.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
31	550–600	584	260.00–271.00	267.86
14	600–650	623	240.00	240.00
9	650–700	688	236.00	236.00
8	750–800	763	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	700–750	713	236.00–245.00	243.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	549	312.00	312.00
14	550–600	591	294.00–295.00	294.64
9	600–650	618	280.00	280.00
37	650–700	672	276.75	276.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	706	264.50	264.50
149	800–850	819	232.50–240.00	238.27
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	889	236.00	236.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	554	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	698	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
59	650–700	679	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	595	250.00	250.00

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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