Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures are up 27 cents to $1.52. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 63 cents at $258.39 on July 23. Slaughter cows and 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 $260.90/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −133.10 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$260.90

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$8.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−3.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	263.36	1,396	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	554	255.00	1,413	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.36/cwt here — about −$17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale17 hd

260.90

—

WA average1 barns · 17 hd

260.90

+0.00

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−3.73

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−133.10

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	1,881	180.42	3,393	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	150.46	2,633	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	146.25	2,065	345
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,344	144.69	1,945	433
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,950	142.00	2,769	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	150.46/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,633	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,407	146.86/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,066	280
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,950	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,769	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	148.59/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,163	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,951	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	736	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,465	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	496	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	554	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	850–900	875	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,251	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	750–800	789	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	864	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	589	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,561	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,405	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	660	244.83/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,616	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	640	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	664	227.16/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,508	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	581	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,453	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	704	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	743	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,744	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,041	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	182.92/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,505	20
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	993	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	263.36/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,396	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	288.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,579	8
Steers	Large 1	800–850	836	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,952	9
Steers	Large 1	700–750	733	255.49/cwt	250.50–261.00	1,873	21
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	763	232.75/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,776	119
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	216.26/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,590	19
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	826	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	867	224.33/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,945	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	848	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,632	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	798	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,696	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	877	192.26/cwt	180.00–217.50	1,686	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	891	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,577	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,110	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,782	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	908	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,680	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	770	242.97/cwt	236.00–245.75	1,871	61
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	964	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,000	18
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	741	243.35/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,803	156
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,014	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,815	12
Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	816	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,428	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	824	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	906	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	142.65/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,939	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	140.73/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,731	153
Bulls	—	—	1,882	179.78/cwt	175.00–182.50	3,383	11
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,298	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,272	8
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,188	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,972	5
Steers	Large 1	850–900	870	229.45/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,996	43

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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 265Year ago 860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 600Year ago 860

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	150.00–151.00	150.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	1,407	143.00–148.00	146.86
153	—	1,230	137.00–143.00	140.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,456	145.00–151.00	148.59
5	—	1,223	159.50	159.50
145	—	1,359	139.00–145.00	142.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,864	187.50	187.50
11	—	1,882	175.00–182.50	179.78
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,950	142.00	142.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	736	199.00	199.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	250.00	250.00
11	600–650	640	258.00	258.00
16	650–700	660	235.00–257.50	244.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
12	500–550	517	280.00–300.00	288.36
11	600–650	640	258.00	258.00
11	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	733	250.50–261.00	255.49
61	750–800	770	236.00–245.75	242.97
9	800–850	836	233.50	233.50
43	850–900	870	220.00–235.00	229.45
18	950–1000	964	207.50	207.50
8	1250–1300	1,298	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	554	255.00	255.00
7	600–650	641	230.00	230.00
21	650–700	664	215.00–237.00	227.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	743	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	530	259.00–268.00	263.36
26	650–700	663	263.00	263.00
5	750–800	773	218.00	218.00
8	850–900	863	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	700–750	741	235.00–244.00	243.35
119	750–800	763	227.50–236.00	232.75
9	800–850	826	220.00	220.00
30	850–900	867	219.00–227.50	224.33
5	1150–1200	1,188	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	735	210.00–225.00	216.26
6	750–800	798	212.50	212.50
6	800–850	848	192.50	192.50
15	850–900	877	180.00–217.50	192.26
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	816	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	704	199.00	199.00
9	850–900	875	143.00	143.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	195.00	195.00
8	950–1000	993	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	891	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	789	109.50	109.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	824	110.00	110.00
16	1100–1150	1,110	160.50	160.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	692	203.00	203.00
20	800–850	823	160.00–192.50	182.92
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	908	185.00	185.00
12	1000–1050	1,014	179.00	179.00

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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