Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-05-16

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 16
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
150 vs last sale 600 205 vs year ago 655 · 31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
850 head
850 vs last sale 0 150 vs year ago 700 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
30 vs last sale 0 70 vs year ago 100 · 70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeders settled the Thursday session with contracts up 95 cents to $1.70. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up 54 cents on May 15 to $242.33. Slaughter cows Steady to firm. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.63/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 155.27 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.
Average price
$323.63
60 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+12.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559323.631,80860
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
567508448388median 478.9101/2203/2604/2306/0408/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 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 sale60 hd
323.63
WA average1 barns · 60 hd
323.63
+0.00
National average163 barns · 10,302 hd
310.77
+12.86
This barn, trailing median15 sales
478.91
−155.27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,887162.693,07033
CowsLean 85-90%Average973138.001,34215
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273134.471,712210
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,630125.322,042135
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,197121.131,450177

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,0507

Every lot, as filed

27 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 1-2900–950933170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5865
HeifersLarge 1-21000–10501,019153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5596
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2350–400359225.00/cwt225.00–225.008085
SteersLarge 1700–750735258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,89612
Dairy HeifersLarge 31300–13501,339145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6978
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31100–11501,130171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9326
Dairy HeifersLarge 31250–13001,265148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,8795
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522300.89/cwt300.50–302.001,57133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450409350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,43212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600598308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,84234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550507344.08/cwt343.00–345.001,74426
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-31100–11501,140170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9385
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900867189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6396
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0507
Bulls1,919166.26/cwt165.00–167.003,19121
Bulls1,835174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,1931
Bulls1,830154.84/cwt145.00–160.002,83411
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed918140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2855
CowsLean 85-90%1,000137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,37010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307136.57/cwt133.00–139.001,785135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213130.69/cwt127.00–133.001,58575
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,659127.59/cwt125.00–129.502,11785
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,208123.22/cwt119.00–126.001,488125
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,167114.43/cwt107.00–119.001,33545
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,580121.46/cwt115.00–125.001,91950
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,195127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5187

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.