Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 2.00-3.00 higher in a light test. CME Feeder cattle continue to lead the charge to the upside, with gains of 35 cents to $1.125. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up a penny at $254.27 on November 20. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Dairy cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.89/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −142.11 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$251.89

18 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−15.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	269.00	1,431	11thin
Small and Medium 2-3	511	225.00	1,150	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd

251.89

—

WA average1 barns · 18 hd

251.89

+0.00

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−15.16

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−142.11

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	1,871	134.75	2,521	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	120.83	1,634	202
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,769	118.00	2,087	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,185	117.27	1,390	174
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,306	112.63	1,470	180
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,633	111.84	1,827	240

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,431	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	228.54/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,534	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	800–850	833	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	696	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,506	10
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	937	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,883	6
Steers	Large 1	900–950	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,610	7
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,225	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,377	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1500–1550	1,525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,288	5
Steers	Large 1	850–900	896	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,079	8
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	955	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,058	5
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	781	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,800	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	750–800	793	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,340	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	511	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,150	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,163	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,509	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	231.32/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,413	12
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	975	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,071	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,099	5
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	734	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	5
Bulls	—	—	2,005	140.40/cwt	138.00–142.50	2,815	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	132.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,395	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,087	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,355	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,692	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	130.47/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,720	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	109.86/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,267	85
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,442	115.10/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,660	95
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,757	117.40/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,063	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,744	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	114.87/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,507	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	112.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,298	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	120.00/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,447	85
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,250	98.20/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,228	40
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,658	111.43/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,848	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 Nov 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 470Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 800Year ago 1,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	532	269.00	269.00
11	650–700	671	228.00–229.00	228.54
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	225.00	225.00
10	750–800	793	169.00	169.00
8	800–850	833	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	696	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	734	225.50	225.50
8	750–800	781	230.50	230.50
6	950–1000	975	214.00	214.00
5	1050–1100	1,071	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	252	750.00	750.00
7	450–500	475	339.00	339.00
12	500–550	503	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	563	267.50	267.50
12	600–650	611	226.00–235.00	231.32
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	937	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	896	232.00	232.00
5	900–950	918	222.50	222.50
5	950–1000	955	215.50	215.50
6	1200–1250	1,225	194.00	194.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,163	160.00	160.00
5	1500–1550	1,525	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,005	138.00–142.50	140.40
9	—	1,811	129.00–135.00	132.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	129.00–132.50	130.55
80	—	1,150	110.00–116.00	112.87
85	—	1,206	116.00–123.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,318	129.00–134.50	130.47
95	—	1,411	120.00–126.00	123.58
85	—	1,312	107.00–120.00	114.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,153	106.00–113.00	109.86
95	—	1,442	113.00–117.00	115.10
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,757	114.00–120.00	117.40
95	—	1,658	108.00–114.00	111.43
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,250	96.00–101.00	98.20

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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