Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle ground lower after hitting technical resistance, settling $1.05 to $1.15 lower. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 73 cents higher on June 26 at $259.04. Slaughter cows on the Boners 3.00-5.00 lower. Lean 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.96/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −104.04 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$289.96

70 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$41.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+20.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	293.52	1,580	64
Small and Medium 1-2	572	252.00	1,441	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.52/cwt here — about $138 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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 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 sale70 hd

289.96

—

WA average1 barns · 70 hd

289.96

+0.00

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+20.68

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−104.04

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	—	High	1,899	175.96	3,342	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	150.00	2,468	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	144.84	2,000	223
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,236	136.16	1,683	70
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	137.31	1,905	115
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,318	132.95	1,752	100

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	133.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,694	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	145.82/cwt	142.00–148.50	2,050	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	157.07/cwt	151.50–160.00	1,802	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	139.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,899	55
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,155	50
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	135.99/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,716	65
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	474	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,339	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	572	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	614	229.77/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,411	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	695	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,758	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	660	250.60/cwt	249.50–253.50	1,654	42
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	642	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,799	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	303.18/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,625	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,786	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,899	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	303.68/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,904	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	261.93/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,723	27
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	878	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,826	13
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	904	208.41/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,884	17
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	786	237.80/cwt	229.50–240.00	1,869	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,414	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	756	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,693	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	830	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,502	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	926	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,537	14
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	726	234.07/cwt	231.00–236.50	1,699	55
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,211	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,780	5
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	959	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,110	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,173	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,877	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,048	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,651	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,296	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,989	8
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	827	223.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,849	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	7
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	15
Steers	Large 1Value Added	1100–1150	1,119	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,874	8
Steers	Large 1	850–900	874	236.50/cwt	230.00–242.50	2,067	23
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,043	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	735	268.25/cwt	268.00–268.50	1,972	41
Steers	Large 1	800–850	828	235.21/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,948	45
Steers	Large 1	750–800	765	254.97/cwt	245.00–256.75	1,951	47
Bulls	—	—	2,085	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	3,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	175.61/cwt	172.00–177.50	3,310	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,468	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	129.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,597	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,838	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	140.63/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,659	25

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 Jun 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,240Last week 180Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 850Year ago 900

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,267	130.00–136.00	133.68
25	—	1,180	136.00–143.00	140.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,406	142.00–148.50	145.82
13	—	1,147	151.50–160.00	157.07
55	—	1,364	135.00–142.00	139.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,645	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,550	138.00–140.00	139.03
65	—	1,262	133.00–138.00	135.99
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,236	125.00–132.00	129.21
65	—	1,362	132.00–137.00	134.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	180.50	180.50
13	—	1,885	172.00–177.50	175.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	282.50	282.50
16	600–650	642	230.00	230.00
14	650–700	695	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	213	975.00	975.00
16	450–500	488	380.00	380.00
9	500–550	527	345.00	345.00
40	550–600	598	317.50	317.50
31	600–650	627	297.50–310.00	303.68
32	650–700	674	265.00	265.00
7	800–850	821	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	584	297.50	297.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	700–750	735	268.00–268.50	268.25
47	750–800	765	245.00–256.75	254.97
45	800–850	828	230.00–239.00	235.21
23	850–900	874	230.00–242.50	236.50
15	950–1000	959	220.00	220.00
5	1050–1100	1,081	189.00	189.00
5	1200–1250	1,211	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,119	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	252.00	252.00
24	600–650	614	215.00–260.00	229.77
42	650–700	660	249.50–253.50	250.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	325.00	325.00
50	500–550	536	300.00–311.00	303.18
34	600–650	647	278.00	278.00
27	650–700	658	257.00–269.00	261.93
6	800–850	841	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	700–750	726	231.00–236.50	234.07
62	750–800	786	229.50–240.00	237.80
22	800–850	827	220.00–230.00	223.55
13	850–900	878	208.00	208.00
17	900–950	904	208.00–209.00	208.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	546	259.00	259.00
6	600–650	623	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	655	241.00	241.00
10	750–800	756	224.00	224.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	830	181.00	181.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	900–950	926	166.00	166.00
7	1000–1050	1,048	157.50	157.50
32	1150–1200	1,173	160.00	160.00
8	1250–1300	1,296	153.50	153.50

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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