Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle today for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures are down $2.40 to $3 so far on the session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 46 cents from the day prior at $263.00 on December 17. Dairy cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.25/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −188.13 against this barn's trailing median of $480.38.

Average price

$292.25

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.55

vs WA average

−34.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	306.00	1,744	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	536	273.00	1,463	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $281 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $402.46, median $480.38 across 14 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 sale12 hd

292.25

—

WA average2 barns · 154 hd

305.80

−13.55

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−34.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

480.38

−188.13

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	1,791	146.67	2,627	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	128.00	2,103	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	127.50	1,858	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,608	127.36	2,049	244
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,923	126.48	2,432	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,334	117.66	1,570	220

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,300	11

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,609	124.25/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,999	115
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	130.13/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,092	129
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,923	126.48/cwt	122.50–128.50	2,432	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	121.78/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,594	115
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	113.15/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,541	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,103	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,858	5
Bulls	—	—	1,791	146.67/cwt	144.00–148.50	2,627	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,181	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,919	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	259	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	536	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,463	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	642	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,733	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	943	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,446	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	596	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,401	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	674	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,095	5

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 280Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 650Last week 1,000Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,609	119.00–128.00	124.25
129	—	1,608	128.00–132.00	130.13
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,923	122.50–128.50	126.48
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,309	117.00–125.00	121.78
105	—	1,362	107.00–117.00	113.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,643	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	127.50	127.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,791	144.00–148.50	146.67

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,049	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	943	162.50	162.50
8	1150–1200	1,181	162.50	162.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
7	250–300	259	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	570	306.00	306.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	273.00	273.00
9	600–650	642	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	596	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	674	162.50	162.50

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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Steers · 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

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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