Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures were up $1.10 to $2.25 across the board as the Thursday final bell rang. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.14 at $241.90 on September 11. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $219.50/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −153.64 against this barn's trailing median of $373.14.

Average price

$219.50

5 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−13.92 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	625	219.50	1,372	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

16 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $270.00, median $373.14 across 16 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

219.50

—

WA average1 barns · 5 hd

219.50

+0.00

National average176 barns · 12,548 hd

233.42

−13.92

This barn, trailing median16 sales

373.14

−153.64

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	1,900	164.13	3,118	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,399	141.64	1,981	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,254	140.69	1,764	116
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,798	142.00	2,553	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,615	131.03	2,116	205
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,288	124.04	1,597	160

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	12
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,859	6
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	950	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,000	40
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,092	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,572	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	293	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	557	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	722	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,191	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	757	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	840	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,054	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,694	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	396	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	931	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	965	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,505	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	528	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,414	8
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,031	12
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	400–450	438	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,372	5
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,708	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	759	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	387	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	880	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,044	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,681	5
Bulls	—	—	1,864	167.34/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,119	11
Bulls	—	—	1,944	160.20/cwt	151.00–165.00	3,114	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	900	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,346	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	137.48/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,677	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	142.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,876	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	151.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,899	22
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,798	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	143.30/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,099	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	136.75/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,869	75
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	127.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,986	95
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	127.33/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,697	90
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	119.81/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,472	70
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,664	134.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,232	110

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 960Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 840Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,033	180.00	180.00
10	1100–1150	1,135	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
40	950–1000	950	210.50	210.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	625	219.50	219.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	759	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	227.50	227.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,092	144.00	144.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	293	190.00	190.00
5	700–750	722	165.00	165.00
5	950–1000	965	156.00	156.00
5	1000–1050	1,044	161.00	161.00
5	1050–1100	1,054	160.75	160.75
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	216.00	216.00
5	750–800	757	111.00	111.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	446	287.50	287.50
8	500–550	544	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	647	242.00	242.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,125	180.50	180.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,864	165.00–169.00	167.34
9	—	1,944	151.00–165.00	160.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	149.50	149.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,220	133.00–140.00	137.48
60	—	1,317	140.00–144.00	142.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,250	148.00–155.00	151.92
85	—	1,465	139.00–146.00	143.30
75	—	1,367	133.00–139.00	136.75
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	142.00	142.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,558	124.00–130.00	127.45
110	—	1,664	130.00–137.00	134.13
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,333	124.00–129.00	127.33
70	—	1,229	112.00–124.00	119.81

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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