Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported last week. CME Feeder cattle futures on Thursday are down 37 cents to $1.70 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up a penny at $242.64 on August 27. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.68/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −166.32 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$227.68

14 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−14.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	227.68	1,285	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

227.68

—

WA average1 barns · 14 hd

227.68

+0.00

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−14.20

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−166.32

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	1,720	148.30	2,551	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	136.87	1,891	160
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,433	137.08	1,965	240
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,818	135.65	2,466	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,380	127.09	1,754	200

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,082	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	800–850	828	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,346	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	976	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,698	30
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	791	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,345	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	678	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,171	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	864	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	650–700	666	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	759	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,214	28
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	939	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,634	25
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,938	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,098	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,259	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,009	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,857	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	897	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Mexican Origin	850–900	852	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,389	5
Steers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,095	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,779	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	628	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,413	8
Steers	Large 1	800–850	837	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	418	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,235	5
Heifers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	915	177.35/cwt	173.50–179.50	1,623	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	182.38/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,399	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	895	10
Bulls	—	—	1,725	158.04/cwt	157.50–158.50	2,726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	150.53/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,655	11
Bulls	—	—	1,620	135.61/cwt	126.50–147.00	2,197	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	139.75/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,987	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	133.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,770	70
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	135.65/cwt	133.50–138.00	2,466	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,464	130.58/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,912	110
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	122.83/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,570	90
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	133.70/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,848	110
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	139.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,067	130

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 540Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 800Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	791	170.00	170.00
42	1000–1050	1,009	184.00	184.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	828	162.50	162.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	750–800	759	160.00	160.00
25	900–950	939	174.00	174.00
30	950–1000	976	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	678	239.00	239.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	897	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	852	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,095	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	837	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	422	270.00	270.00
10	450–500	471	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	571	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	864	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	666	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	645	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	787	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	252.50	252.50
9	550–600	583	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	232.50	232.50
14	750–800	767	176.00–189.00	182.38
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	900–950	915	173.50–179.50	177.35
5	1300–1350	1,300	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,098	161.00	161.00
5	1200–1250	1,200	161.50	161.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	157.50–158.50	158.04
11	—	1,764	147.00–153.00	150.53
5	—	1,620	126.50–147.00	135.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,422	136.00–142.00	139.75
70	—	1,329	128.00–136.00	133.16
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,818	133.50–138.00	135.65
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,464	127.00–133.00	130.58
90	—	1,278	115.00–127.00	122.83
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,382	129.00–136.00	133.70
130	—	1,477	136.00–142.00	139.94

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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