Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. CME Feeders ended the session with contracts 60 cents to $1.55 lower. The CME Feeder Cattle index was down another 8 cents on May 7 to $240.38. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $246.74/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −126.40 against this barn's trailing median of $373.14.

Average price

$246.74

26 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$2.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−0.70 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	662	247.82	1,641	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	655	245.00	1,605	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.82/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

16 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $270.00, median $373.14 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

246.74

—

WA average1 barns · 26 hd

246.74

+0.00

National average168 barns · 7,431 hd

247.44

−0.70

This barn, trailing median16 sales

373.14

−126.40

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	1,908	164.21	3,133	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	136.72	1,931	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	126.85	1,377	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	126.10	1,869	373
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	118.71	1,495	310

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,810	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$2,400	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Large 1Value Added	750–800	757	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,976	12
Bulls	Large 1	900–950	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	122.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,595	165
Bulls	—	—	1,908	164.21/cwt	160.00–167.50	3,133	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	114.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,386	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,100	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,441	9
Steers	Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,911	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	920	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,325	10
Steers	Large 1	800–850	832	234.23/cwt	231.00–240.50	1,949	25
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	15
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	7
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	817	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	247.82/cwt	245.00–249.50	1,641	16
Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	812	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,929	25
Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	769	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,826	29
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	778	230.70/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,795	56
Steers	Large 1	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	742	255.96/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,899	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,189	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,662	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,238	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	136.21/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,975	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	129.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,024	175
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	125.40/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,828	165
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,203	109.06/cwt	108.50–109.50	1,312	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	541	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,055	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	632	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,643	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	381	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	953	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	307	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	936	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	800–850	844	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	125	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,898	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,562	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,466	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 May 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 910Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,000Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	732	261.00	261.00
12	750–800	757	261.00	261.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	742	255.00–257.50	255.96
5	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
25	800–850	832	231.00–240.50	234.23
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	800–850	812	237.50	237.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	632	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	307	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	100–150	125	475.00	475.00
13	650–700	694	273.50	273.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	905	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	750–800	769	237.50	237.50
10	900–950	920	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	703	245.00	245.00
56	750–800	778	225.00–233.00	230.70
5	800–850	817	220.00	220.00
7	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	662	245.00–249.50	247.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	844	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,306	118.00–125.00	122.14
145	—	1,207	110.00–118.00	114.80
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,557	127.00–132.00	129.97
165	—	1,458	123.00–127.00	125.40
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,203	108.50–109.50	109.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,908	160.00–167.50	164.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,100	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	139.75	139.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	117.50	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,450	134.00–138.00	136.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,049	1,810.00	1,810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,562	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,466	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	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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Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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