Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-07-18

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 18
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
535 vs last sale 800 635 vs year ago 900 · 70.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
600 head
350 vs last sale 950 100 vs year ago 700 · 14.3%
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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 are heading lower on Thursday, with losses of $2.10 to $2.50. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 5 cents on July 16 at $261.32. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $231.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 166.19 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.
Average price
$231.00
5 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
43.33 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2695231.001,6055thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

19 sales
467412357302median 397.1912/1802/0503/2606/0408/13
Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $315.91, median $397.19 across 19 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 sale5 hd
231.00
WA average1 barns · 5 hd
231.00
+0.00
National average146 barns · 5,413 hd
274.33
−43.33
This barn, trailing median19 sales
397.19
−166.19
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
BullsAverage1,891176.963,34611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309145.621,907220
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,517131.441,993180
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,369130.501,787160

Every lot, as filed

14 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,0857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2857
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2650–700695231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6055
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700687245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6835
SteersLarge 1-2700–750734230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6886
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6506
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,116158.80/cwt158.50–159.001,77215
Bulls1,891176.96/cwt174.00–179.003,34611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357148.46/cwt145.00–151.002,015115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257142.50/cwt139.00–145.001,791105
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,662133.59/cwt130.00–136.002,220105
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,267127.79/cwt124.00–130.001,61975
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,459132.90/cwt130.00–135.001,93985
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,313128.44/cwt126.00–130.001,68675

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.