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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 12
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,170 head
800 vs last sale 370 770 vs year ago 400 · +192.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
650 head
150 vs last sale 800 50 vs year ago 700 · 7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
10 vs last sale 20 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 higher. Quality more attractive this week with load lots of weaned fall calves and yearlings offered for this sale. CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.23 on June 11 with an average price of $315.85. Dairy boner type Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits 57.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.00.
Average price
$337.00
5 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
3.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556337.001,8745thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
508440373305median 394.0012/1803/1904/3006/1108/13
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 sale5 hd
337.00
WA average1 barns · 5 hd
337.00
+0.00
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−3.92
This barn, trailing median18 sales
394.00
−57.00
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
BullsLow1,948180.703,52022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,440156.852,25975
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,776150.002,6644thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,264148.021,87155
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,537145.592,238202

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,116$3,53512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,2757

Every lot, as filed

58 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
SteersLarge 11000–10501,022247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,5296
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,67018
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577324.50/cwt324.50–324.501,87220
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550549369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,0267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,1747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700684306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,7156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,0218
SteersLarge 1800–850822306.27/cwt302.00–312.502,51891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691331.15/cwt328.00–334.502,28860
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650612301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8428
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500471386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,8189
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700697278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9388
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650647290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,87611
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2650–700673290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9527
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2450–500471380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7905
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850833241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,00810
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,5608
HeifersLarge 1700–750732297.73/cwt290.00–299.002,17955
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400398444.00/cwt444.00–444.001,7677
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3700–750701257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8056
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3750–800789246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,94113
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2650–700670321.50/cwt321.50–321.502,15415
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450–500454340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5449
Bulls1,944175.97/cwt174.00–177.003,4219
Bulls1,960193.50/cwt193.50–193.503,7931
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,264148.02/cwt145.00–150.001,87155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,776150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6644
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,637150.47/cwt148.00–152.502,46395
CowsBoner 80-85%1,440156.85/cwt154.00–159.502,25975
SteersLarge 1850–900856307.75/cwt307.75–307.752,63429
HeifersLarge 1800–850824280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,307109
HeifersLarge 1750–800778287.68/cwt282.50–291.502,23870
Bulls1,950183.19/cwt177.00–187.503,57212
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,262134.98/cwt130.00–138.001,70342
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,569145.32/cwt141.00–148.002,28065
Dairy HeifersLarge 31350–14001,359186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5285
HeifersLarge 1-2850–900891248.50/cwt248.50–248.502,21416
HeifersLarge 1-21100–11501,141205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3396
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800792257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0357
HeifersLarge 1850–900896255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,28513
HeifersLarge 11050–11001,080215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,32213
SteersLarge 1-2850–900854265.81/cwt260.00–285.002,27030
HeifersLarge 1900–950918247.23/cwt244.00–250.002,27013
SteersLarge 1700–750726325.76/cwt325.00–326.502,36514
Dairy HeifersLarge 3-41300–13501,300175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2755
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,188195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3176
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3800–850828244.85/cwt244.00–245.002,02740
SteersLarge 1900–950901275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4785
SteersLarge 1950–1000978254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,48410
SteersLarge 11200–12501,200215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5805
SteersLarge 1-2900–950900226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,03423
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,93214
SteersLarge 1-2950–1000962231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,2227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8745
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1163,535.00/head3,535.00–3,535.003,53512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2757

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.