Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. CME Feeder cattle got hit with higher inputs from gains in the corn and weaker fat cattle on Thursday. Contracts were down 65 cents to $1.45 at the close. May expired and rolled off the board at $250.325. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up another 37 cents on May 21 to $248.81. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher. 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 $332.32/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −148.06 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$332.32

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+18.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	332.32	1,804	29

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale29 hd

332.32

—

WA average1 barns · 29 hd

332.32

+0.00

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+18.22

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−148.06

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	1,800	167.33	3,012	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	136.07	1,759	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	131.95	1,564	100
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	128.85	1,716	263
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	121.89	1,596	105

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	651	$1,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$2,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,472	$2,450	5

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%	—	1,463	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,114	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,359	123.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,682	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	137.69/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,875	105
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	128.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,679	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,030	143.72/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,480	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,109	107.13/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,188	33
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	686	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,754	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	338.92/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	1,085.07/head	935.00–1,125.00	1,085	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,792	8
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	800–850	837	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	891	10
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	751	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,784	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,472	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	294.21/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,004	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	157	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	638	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	665	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	173	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	13
Steers	Large 1	750–800	759	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,008	8
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	710	253.68/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,801	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,899	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,007	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,500	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	998	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,597	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	167.33/cwt	166.00–169.50	3,012	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	133.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,616	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	128.63/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,470	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,254	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	135.14/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,903	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	131.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,667	85

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 450Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 850Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	144.50	144.50
105	—	1,362	134.00–140.00	137.69
85	—	1,265	128.00–134.00	131.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,030	143.50–144.00	143.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,208	132.00–135.00	133.74
35	—	1,143	123.00–132.00	128.63
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,359	122.00–125.00	123.75
20	—	1,100	114.00	114.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,310	124.00–131.00	128.20
125	—	1,408	131.00–138.00	135.14
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,109	103.00–110.00	107.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,800	166.00–169.50	167.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	686	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	157	550.00	550.00
5	450–500	467	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	514	285.00	285.00
9	600–650	626	285.00	285.00
26	650–700	651	269.50	269.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	710	246.00–260.00	253.68
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	150–200	173	875.00	875.00
27	250–300	287	935.00–1,125.00	1,085.07
10	450–500	464	375.00	375.00
21	500–550	533	337.50–340.00	338.92
8	550–600	569	315.00	315.00
16	650–700	681	292.50–295.00	294.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	295.50	295.50
7	650–700	665	279.00	279.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	759	264.50	264.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	751	103.50	103.50
10	800–850	837	106.50	106.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	835	154.00	154.00
5	950–1000	998	160.00	160.00
8	1000–1050	1,007	149.00	149.00
6	1250–1300	1,266	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,472	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,523	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	651	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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