Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures were $2.10 to $3.82 higher across the board on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 1.03 at $244.42 on September 18. Dairy slaughter cows steady to firm. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $236.88/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −243.50 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$236.88

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.49

vs WA average

−29.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	249.09	1,376	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	527	210.00	1,107	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $480.38 across 14 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 sale16 hd

236.88

—

WA average2 barns · 192 hd

279.37

−42.49

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−29.76

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−243.50

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	1,722	156.02	2,686	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	134.34	1,822	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	133.86	1,453	84
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,818	135.18	2,458	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,417	128.91	1,826	265
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,272	123.56	1,571	160

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1-2	450–500	459	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,143	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	234.23/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	489	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	774	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,481	5
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	527	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,107	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	719	224.39/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,613	14
Steers	Large 1	700–750	704	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,690	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,173	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,877	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,117	159.81/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,785	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,976	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	3,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	156.52/cwt	154.00–159.50	2,639	35
Bulls	—	—	1,876	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,833	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,048	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,525	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	135.70/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,508	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	130.16/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,376	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	126.84/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,657	85
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	130.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,906	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	136.26/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,878	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	131.87/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,753	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	119.84/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,478	75
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	135.18/cwt	134.50–135.50	2,458	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	135.41/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,115	105
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,115	116.39/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,298	65

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 400Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 700Year ago 800

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	459	249.00	249.00
15	500–550	531	230.00–239.00	234.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	718	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	597	248.00	248.00
7	600–650	641	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	719	220.00–229.00	224.39
5	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	704	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	774	113.00	113.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1100–1150	1,117	159.00–160.50	159.81
6	1150–1200	1,173	160.00	160.00
5	1300–1350	1,300	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	168.50	168.50
35	—	1,686	154.00–159.50	156.52
6	—	1,876	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	145.50	145.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,111	133.00–137.50	135.70
35	—	1,057	126.00–133.00	130.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,378	134.00–137.50	136.26
35	—	1,329	128.00–134.00	131.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,306	124.00–129.00	126.84
75	—	1,233	114.00–124.00	119.84
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,463	126.00–133.00	130.28
105	—	1,562	133.00–137.00	135.41
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,818	134.50–135.50	135.18
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,115	112.00–119.00	116.39

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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