Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-06-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
220 vs last sale 400 170 vs year ago 350 · 48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
850 head
150 vs last sale 700 150 vs year ago 1,000 · 15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures were also mixed on Thursday, with September up a nickel, with other contracts down 10 to 77 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.60 on June 18 at $255.47. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $254.76/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits 118.38 against this barn's trailing median of $373.14.
Average price
$254.76
13 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+2.76 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626254.761,59513thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

16 sales
423367312256median 373.1401/2203/2604/3006/1108/13
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 sale13 hd
254.76
WA average1 barns · 13 hd
254.76
+0.00
National average142 barns · 7,147 hd
252.00
+2.76
This barn, trailing median16 sales
373.14
−118.38
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
BullsAverage1,965171.803,37631
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,358149.242,027259
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,633136.002,2215thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,405136.721,922290
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,800134.502,4214thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,216127.501,550130

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Beef/Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4550–600563200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1265
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 4750–80077898.00/cwt98.00–98.007629
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626254.76/cwt254.00–256.001,59513
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,195132.09/cwt129.00–135.001,57895
Bulls1,995175.24/cwt171.00–179.503,49619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8354
Bulls1,855182.69/cwt181.00–184.503,3892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,371143.63/cwt138.00–147.001,96970
Bulls1,930163.10/cwt159.00–168.003,14810
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,323124.21/cwt119.00–127.001,64365
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,178159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8736
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,108130.79/cwt127.00–133.501,44965
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%1,800134.50/cwt134.50–134.502,4214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357151.24/cwt147.00–154.002,052185
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,508138.98/cwt135.00–141.502,096195
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,2215

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.