Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. CME Feeder cattle futures were up anywhere from a tick to 92 cents on Thursday as September rolled off the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 10 cents at $244.30 on September 25. Dairy Slaughter cows uneven boning type 2.00-4.00 lower, Lean type 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter beef cows scarce today. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. With an interest out of the market. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $240.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −238.91 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.

Average price

$240.00

7 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.19

vs WA average

−34.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	569	240.00	1,366	7thin

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 sale7 hd

240.00

—

WA average2 barns · 258 hd

290.19

−50.19

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−34.29

This barn, trailing median15 sales

478.91

−238.91

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	2,004	148.27	2,972	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,538	131.06	2,016	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	124.25	1,491	10
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,760	135.73	2,389	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	129.16	2,022	200
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,367	125.76	1,719	180

Every lot, as filed

25 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	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,170	8
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	966	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	637	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	1,534	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,884	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,074	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,702	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	562	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,307	5
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	902	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,484	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	569	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	687	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,666	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	738	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,790	8
Bulls	—	—	2,000	147.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,957	10
Bulls	—	—	2,045	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	3,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	131.06/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,016	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	124.25/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,491	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,662	131.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,194	105
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	126.04/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,838	95
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	135.73/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,389	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	121.26/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,591	85
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	129.79/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,838	95

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 400Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 900Year ago 1,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	902	171.00	171.00
6	950–1000	966	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	324.00	324.00
6	600–650	635	257.50	257.50
8	650–700	656	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	687	242.50	242.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	569	240.00	240.00
12	600–650	637	240.75	240.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	738	242.50	242.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,074	158.50	158.50
11	1200–1250	1,200	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,000	144.00–151.00	147.85
1	—	2,045	152.50	152.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,538	128.00–134.00	131.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,200	120.00–128.50	124.25
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,662	129.00–134.00	131.99
95	—	1,458	122.00–129.00	126.04
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,760	133.00–139.00	135.73
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,312	114.00–126.00	121.26
95	—	1,416	126.00–132.00	129.79

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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