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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 30
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
65 vs last sale 210 65 vs year ago 210 · +31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
450 head
310 vs last sale 760 650 vs year ago 1,100 · 59.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends, Feeder cattle futures are $2.20 to $2.50 lower, with January $1.37 in the green. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 39 cents from the day prior at $279.45 on January 28. Dairy slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $275.86/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits 97.28 against this barn's trailing median of $373.14.
Average price
$275.86
14 head · 654 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
6.34 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1669278.001,8609thin
Medium and Large 1-2627272.001,7055thin
One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

16 sales
423367312256median 373.1401/2203/2604/3006/1108/13
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $270.00, median $373.14 across 16 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 sale14 hd
275.86
WA average1 barns · 14 hd
275.86
+0.00
National average179 barns · 25,260 hd
282.20
−6.34
This barn, trailing median16 sales
373.14
−97.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,836145.222,6677thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,270137.501,7465thin
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,940130.502,5318thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,209127.511,541295
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,409127.451,796197

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,3006

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650604270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550543300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7555
Dairy HeifersLarge 31250–13001,268173.64/cwt170.00–178.002,20211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7055
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,123180.50/cwt180.50–180.502,0279
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450403365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4716
HeifersLarge 1650–700669278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,8609
HeifersLarge 1700–750714262.64/cwt255.00–270.001,87510
SteersLarge 1800–850841255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1458
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500456369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,6836
SteersLarge 1900–950916241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,2085
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
BullsHeavy Weight2,575125.00/cwt125.00–125.003,2191
Bulls1,725144.67/cwt141.00–147.502,4964
Bulls1,690156.44/cwt154.50–158.502,6442
CowsLean 85-90%1,270137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,7465
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,233129.50/cwt127.00–135.001,597200
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,158123.32/cwt118.00–127.001,42895
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%2,029126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,5574
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,238116.87/cwt115.00–118.001,44717
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%1,850135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4984
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,565124.84/cwt122.00–128.001,95485
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,300131.68/cwt128.00–135.001,71295

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.