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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 17
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
520 vs last sale 1,090 20 vs year ago 550 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
100 vs last sale 700 400 vs year ago 1,200 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
30 vs last sale 0 20 vs year ago 50 · 40.0%
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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 up 25 to 62 cents in the nearby and down 22 to 60 cents for the deferreds. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 78 cents at $250.25 on October 16. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Dairy cows weak to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade light to moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $245.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 233.91 against this barn's trailing median of $478.91.
Average price
$245.00
7 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
54.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581245.001,4237thin
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
567508448388median 478.9101/2203/2604/2306/0408/20
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
245.00
WA average1 barns · 7 hd
245.00
+0.00
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−54.33
This barn, trailing median15 sales
478.91
−233.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,927136.642,63311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,404127.881,795129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,900126.002,3945thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,628117.271,909320
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,250111.371,392300

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,221$1,55812

Every lot, as filed

22 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsLarge 1700–750735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4336
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600556225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650647205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700654205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424260.54/cwt258.00–262.501,10511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575231.67/cwt227.00–236.001,33214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650607245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,48714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550507232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5346
SteersLarge 1700–750700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1881,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5906
Bulls1,927136.64/cwt134.00–141.002,63311
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,145143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,6434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,412127.38/cwt123.00–130.001,799125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,900126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,3945
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,254114.87/cwt112.00–117.001,440175
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,244106.48/cwt100.00–112.001,325125
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,654119.79/cwt117.00–122.001,981185
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,593113.81/cwt110.00–117.001,813135

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.