Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME feeder cattle posted losses of $1.27 to $2.10 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 61 cents from the day prior at $260.47 on December 4. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher, Dairy cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.48/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −161.52 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.

Average price

$232.48

48 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.38

vs WA average

−50.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	242.61	1,347	21
Small and Medium 1-2	541	229.72	1,242	20
Small and Medium 2-3	500	210.00	1,050	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $297 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 sale48 hd

232.48

—

WA average2 barns · 435 hd

272.87

−40.38

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−50.84

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.00

−161.52

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	1,965	146.44	2,878	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	147.72	1,649	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	129.57	1,686	392
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	118.00	1,992	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,658	113.05	1,874	320
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,458	111.17	1,621	310

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,100	11

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Large 2-3	800–850	821	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,539	5
Bulls	Large 2-3	700–750	722	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	586	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	341	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	887	5
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	868	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,658	8
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	973	198.20/cwt	195.00–203.50	1,928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,441	6
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	784	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,654	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	533	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,306	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	700–750	724	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	775	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	161.23/cwt	161.00–161.50	1,935	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	750–800	798	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,634	16
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	865	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,535	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	195.15/cwt	193.50–198.00	2,072	19
Steers	Large 1	750–800	794	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.42/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,631	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	577	232.17/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,340	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	240.17/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,357	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,992	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	110.05/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,767	155
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,706	115.87/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,977	165
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,540	145
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	119.08/cwt	118.50–119.50	1,615	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,773	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,510	112.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,698	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	126.87/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,591	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	131.71/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,773	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,070	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,691	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,153	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,608	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	144.18/cwt	141.00–146.50	2,739	8
Bulls	—	—	2,225	155.50/cwt	154.50–156.50	3,460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,161	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,327	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	453	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	516	229.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,182	13
Steers	Large 1	700–750	729	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,516	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	675	226.62/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	236.11/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,594	21

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 380Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 900Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	722	210.00	210.00
5	800–850	821	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	220.00	220.00
13	500–550	516	225.00–235.00	229.03
7	550–600	586	231.00	231.00
14	650–700	675	225.00–227.50	226.62
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	453	235.00	235.00
7	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	868	191.00	191.00
13	950–1000	973	195.00–203.50	198.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	247.50	247.50
14	550–600	565	235.00–244.00	240.17
9	600–650	631	230.00	230.00
21	650–700	675	231.00–241.00	236.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	263.00	263.00
16	550–600	592	256.00	256.00
16	600–650	637	256.50	256.50
16	650–700	670	242.50–244.00	243.42
5	700–750	709	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	784	211.00	211.00
9	850–900	865	177.50	177.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	533	245.00	245.00
11	550–600	577	230.00–235.00	232.17
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	729	235.00	235.00
6	750–800	794	231.00	231.00
19	1050–1100	1,062	193.50–198.00	195.15
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	724	107.00	107.00
8	750–800	798	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1200–1250	1,200	161.00–161.50	161.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	118.00	118.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,606	106.00–113.00	110.05
165	—	1,706	113.00–118.00	115.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,410	108.00–110.00	109.25
10	—	1,356	118.50–119.50	119.08
155	—	1,510	110.00–114.00	112.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,300	135.00–137.50	136.35
185	—	1,254	124.00–129.00	126.87
195	—	1,346	129.00–134.00	131.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,153	139.50	139.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,900	141.00–146.50	144.18
2	—	2,225	154.50–156.50	155.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,161	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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