Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle futures are down a nickel to $1.05 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 9 cents at $247.29 on October 1. Dairy slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. 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 $290.66/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −189.72 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$290.66

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.93

vs WA average

+3.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	290.66	1,636	16thin

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

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

290.66

—

WA average2 barns · 224 hd

298.59

−7.93

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+3.84

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−189.72

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	—	Low	1,989	139.73	2,780	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	130.30	1,739	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	114.56	1,339	78
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,609	123.14	1,982	220
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,388	120.44	1,671	200

Every lot, as filed

30 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	400–450	444	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	977	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	240.40/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,301	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	244.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,387	11
Steers	Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	6
Steers	Large 1	800–850	827	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,828	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	877	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,272	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	789	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	753	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	800–850	841	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,670	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,600	9
Steers	Large 1	700–750	748	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,653	5
Bulls	—	—	2,044	134.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,744	9
Bulls	—	—	2,185	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,927	143.36/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	125.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,547	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	117.31/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,431	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	982	88.65/cwt	88.00–89.00	871	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	119.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,862	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	126.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,755	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	131.78/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,742	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,585	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	123.38/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,740	105
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,363	117.18/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,597	95
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,657	126.40/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,094	115

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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 355Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 700Year ago 1,300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	275.00	275.00
15	500–550	541	240.00–241.00	240.40
11	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	244.70
5	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	748	221.00	221.00
6	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
9	800–850	827	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	314.00	314.00
9	550–600	587	272.50	272.50
6	600–650	619	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	689	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	877	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	789	95.50	95.50
7	800–850	841	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,044	131.00–136.00	134.26
1	—	2,185	149.00	149.00
11	—	1,927	139.00–146.00	143.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,229	122.00–128.00	125.91
25	—	1,220	109.00–122.00	117.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	982	88.00–89.00	88.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,386	124.00–128.00	126.64
45	—	1,322	128.00–134.00	131.78
6	—	1,128	140.50	140.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,557	115.00–123.00	119.57
115	—	1,657	123.00–129.00	126.40
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,410	121.00–125.00	123.38
95	—	1,363	111.00–121.00	117.18

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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