Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported last week. Feeder cattle futures are showing 65 cent to $1.50 losses on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $0.23 at $245.32 on August 13. Slaughter cows weak. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.40/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −220.51 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$258.40

14 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−21.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	258.40	1,494	14thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $478.91 across 15 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 sale14 hd

258.40

—

WA average1 barns · 14 hd

258.40

+0.00

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−21.94

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−220.51

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	1,913	174.69	3,341	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	140.20	1,741	212
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,713	173.77	2,977	8thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,044	145.50	2,974	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	130.01	1,742	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,567	128.21	2,009	225

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,463	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	419	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	943	5
Steers	Large 1	900–950	911	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,004	7
Steers	Large 1	800–850	831	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,899	17
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	596	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,359	8
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	991	194.40/cwt	192.00–195.50	1,927	25
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	258.40/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,494	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,044	5
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	955	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	196.20/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,626	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	547	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,302	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	800–850	806	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	832	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,077	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	177.13/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,401	25
Bulls	—	—	1,900	170.63/cwt	164.00–173.00	3,242	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,041	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	142.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,804	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	136.04/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,647	95
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	130.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,742	25
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,713	173.77/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,977	8
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,044	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,974	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,695	133.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,263	95
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,061	85
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,222	116.73/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,426	45

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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 470Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 600Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	547	238.00	238.00
11	600–650	616	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	603	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	596	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	832	192.00	192.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	800–850	831	228.50	228.50
7	900–950	911	220.00	220.00
25	950–1000	991	192.00–195.50	194.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	285.00	285.00
14	550–600	578	257.50–260.00	258.40
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	955	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	829	192.50–199.00	196.20
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	182.50	182.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	806	109.50	109.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,920	173.00–179.00	177.13
15	—	1,900	164.00–173.00	170.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,370	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,262	138.00–146.00	142.98
4	—	1,194	148.50	148.50
95	—	1,211	133.00–138.00	136.04
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,340	128.00–131.00	130.01
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,044	145.50	145.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,695	131.00–136.00	133.52
85	—	1,606	125.00–131.00	128.36
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,222	111.00–120.00	116.73
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,713	171.00–175.00	173.77

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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