Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in light test. CME Feeder cattle futures settled the day with contracts up 30 to 85 cents, as November was down a nickel. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 90 cents at $249.92 on November 6. Slaughter cows unevenly steady, feeding type cows firm, Dairy cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Bred cows sold with Mar-Apr window with an April 1st cutoff for calving unless otherwise stated. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.41/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −161.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$232.41

31 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−25.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	240.25	1,319	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	583	224.04	1,306	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $13 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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $319.09, median $394.00 across 18 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 sale31 hd

232.41

—

WA average1 barns · 31 hd

232.41

+0.00

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−25.98

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−161.59

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	1,899	119.40	2,267	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	119.00	1,391	204
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	116.95	1,550	188
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,516	108.10	1,639	160

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,718	54
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,481	51
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,257	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,336	$1,752	143
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,550	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,550	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,525	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,550	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,384	$3,264	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	614	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	613	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	992	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,686	13
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	733	228.16/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,672	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	416	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,402	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,061	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,256	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,022	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	731	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,378	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,081	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,730	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	862	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,405	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	750–800	782	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	673	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1450–1500	1,479	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,152	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	224.04/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,306	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	509	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,523	8
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	748	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	245.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,505	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,256.96/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,257	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	3,264.12/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,264	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,299	1,704.80/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,705	90
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,395	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,332	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3Broken Mouth	—	1,300	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,718.30/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,718	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,879.52/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,880	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,480.92/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,481	51
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	11
Bulls	—	—	1,993	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,871	121.85/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,280	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	111.94/cwt	100.00–118.00	2,127	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	109.44/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,437	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	116.06/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,631	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	960	152.99/cwt	143.00–163.00	1,469	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	980	144.51/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,416	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	117.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,421	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	123.95/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,501	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	112.18/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,301	75
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,612	111.73/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,801	85
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	103.98/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,463	75

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 585Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 850Year ago 1,200

Replacement CattleReceipts 500Last week 15Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	258.00	258.00
8	500–550	509	242.50	242.50
8	550–600	589	238.00	238.00
6	600–650	613	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	748	214.00	214.00
13	950–1000	992	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	583	223.00–225.00	224.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	668	228.00	228.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	733	226.00–229.00	228.16
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	731	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	234.00	234.00
18	600–650	613	240.00–250.00	245.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	339.00	339.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	862	163.00	163.00
6	1050–1100	1,081	160.00	160.00
5	1250–1300	1,256	161.00	161.00
5	1350–1400	1,383	149.00	149.00
8	1450–1500	1,479	145.50	145.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	782	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,211	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,256.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,225	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,718.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,410	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,879.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,300	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,309	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,480.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	90	—	1,299	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,704.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,395	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,332	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,300	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,384	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,264.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	985	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	129.50	129.50
7	—	1,871	118.00–126.00	121.85
5	—	1,900	100.00–118.00	111.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,313	107.00–111.00	109.44
95	—	1,405	111.00–120.00	116.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	960	143.00–163.00	152.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	980	135.00–147.00	144.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,206	115.00–120.00	117.85
25	—	1,211	123.00–124.50	123.95
75	—	1,160	108.00–115.00	112.18
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,612	107.00–115.00	111.73
75	—	1,407	100.00–107.00	103.98

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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