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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. CME Feeder cattle are trading with 37 to 77 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 16 cents from the day prior at $261.46 on December 10. Slaughter cows firm. Dairy cows 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $260.10/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −136.61 against this barn's trailing median of $396.71.

Average price

$260.10

15 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−33.02 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	665	260.10	1,731	15thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

20 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $315.91, median $396.71 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

260.10

—

WA average1 barns · 15 hd

260.10

+0.00

National average170 barns · 27,216 hd

293.12

−33.02

This barn, trailing median20 sales

396.71

−136.61

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	1,786	143.66	2,566	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,728	125.00	2,160	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	122.66	1,592	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	107.00	1,149	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,512	122.54	1,852	384
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,410	120.55	1,699	365
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,791	115.00	2,060	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	650–700	659	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,615	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	199	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	5
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	818	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,775	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,793	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	983	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,612	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,162	5
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,314	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,483	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	7
Steers	Large 1	800–850	834	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,417	7
Bulls	—	—	1,786	143.66/cwt	141.50–147.50	2,566	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,149	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	120.69/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,722	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	124.43/cwt	123.00–125.50	1,471	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,160	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	116.71/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,587	175
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,457	124.00/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,807	185
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,791	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,060	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	126.13/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,966	195
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	118.60/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,730	185
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,389	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,771	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,648	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,134	4

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 0Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 0Year ago 650

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	199	850.00	850.00
9	400–450	446	315.00	315.00
8	500–550	544	263.00	263.00
7	550–600	561	252.50	252.50
14	650–700	659	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	818	217.00	217.00
6	1050–1100	1,061	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	258	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	300–350	332	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	457	355.00	355.00
9	600–650	643	262.50	262.50
6	650–700	699	256.50	256.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	768	245.00	245.00
5	800–850	834	227.50	227.50
20	1300–1350	1,314	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	983	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,786	141.50–147.50	143.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,427	119.00–123.00	120.69
10	—	1,182	123.00–125.50	124.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	125.00	125.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,360	109.00–121.00	116.71
185	—	1,457	121.00–126.00	124.00
5	—	1,389	127.50	127.50
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,791	115.00	115.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,559	123.00–128.00	126.13
185	—	1,459	111.00–123.00	118.60
4	—	1,648	129.50	129.50

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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