Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle futures are down 50 to 75 cents in most contracts, with nearby November held up by the index, up 62 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 62 cents at $249.02 on November 12. Slaughter cows uneven, Boning type 1.00-2.00 higher, Lean cows 7.00-8.00 lower. Dairy cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.98/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −156.02 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$237.98

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.46

vs WA average

−27.12 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	237.98	1,306	24

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

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 sale24 hd

237.98

—

WA average2 barns · 114 hd

246.44

−8.46

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−27.12

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−156.02

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	2,000	132.67	2,653	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	115.72	1,557	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	109.85	1,260	114
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,609	112.46	1,810	220
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,879	109.00	2,048	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	107.90	1,419	200

Every lot, as filed

33 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	500–550	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	242.86/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,273	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	234.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,483	17
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	779	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,628	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,213	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,249	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,998	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,121	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,816	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	900–950	941	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	223.34/cwt	219.00–229.50	1,530	12
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,531	15
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	897	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,404	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	750–800	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	232.22/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,342	11
Steers	Large 1	800–850	806	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,661	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,155	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,871	10
Bulls	—	—	2,000	132.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,653	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	919	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,388	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	108.93/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,317	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	113.23/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,431	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	117.83/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,667	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	106.14/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,177	53
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	109.85/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,496	105
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,879	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,048	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	109.86/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,711	105
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	105.75/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,336	95
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,657	114.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,903	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 Nov 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 480Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 800Year ago 1,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
13	600–650	644	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	488	247.00	247.00
13	500–550	524	241.00–245.00	242.86
11	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	232.22
17	600–650	633	230.00–237.00	234.34
12	650–700	685	219.00–229.50	223.34
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	779	209.00	209.00
6	850–900	897	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	709	216.00	216.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	622	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1100–1150	1,121	162.00	162.00
10	1150–1200	1,155	162.00	162.00
14	1200–1250	1,249	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	941	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	295.00	295.00
11	500–550	545	292.00	292.00
17	600–650	642	243.00	243.00
5	650–700	685	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	768	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	806	233.50	233.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,000	128.00–135.00	132.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,209	106.00–111.00	108.93
53	—	1,109	102.00–109.00	106.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,264	109.00–116.00	113.23
65	—	1,415	116.00–119.00	117.83
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,362	108.00–111.00	109.85
95	—	1,263	102.00–108.00	105.75
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,879	109.00	109.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,557	107.00–112.00	109.86
115	—	1,657	112.00–117.00	114.83

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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