Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, stocker and feeder cattle mixed. Light cattle under 450 lbs firm, 550-650 lbs heifers 2.00-6.00 lower. Steers over 450 lbs unevenly steady. Demand very good for light weaned calves. CME Feeders continued lower with 37 to 85 cent losses. CME October feeders were $1.80 stronger ahead of Thursday expiration. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 10/23 was $242.12, down by another $1.44. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.81/cwt on 723 head.

Average price

$267.81

723 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$130.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	341.44	1,626	64
Medium and Large 1-2	560	268.69	1,505	403
Small and Medium 1-2	558	257.16	1,436	205
Large 1	795	211.20	1,679	51

One grade step is worth $130.24/cwt here — about −$53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale723 hd

267.81

—

WA average2 barns · 844 hd

264.78

+3.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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	—	522	256.50/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,339	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	233.85/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,459	65
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	241.52/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,596	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	251.14/cwt	248.50–260.00	1,444	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	317.83/cwt	309.00–332.00	1,351	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	356.76/cwt	356.00–358.00	1,595	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,613	23
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	597	222.10/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,326	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	631	236.11/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,490	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	286.25/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,491	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	250.38/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,540	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	270.75/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,329	21
Steers	Large 1	—	722	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,596	13
Steers	Large 1	—	826	205.25/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,695	20
Steers	Large 1	—	864	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,780	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	532	268.35/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,428	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	591	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	424	277.87/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,178	37
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	491	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,228	49
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	547	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,258	9
Steers	Large 1	—	773	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,658	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	558	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,323	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	262.24/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,254	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	227.98/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,550	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	691	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,444	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	754	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,742	64
Heifers	Large 1	—	719	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,621	16

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Oct 24, 2023

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

Receipts 1,900Last week 1,370Year ago 1,080

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	522	253.00–264.00	256.50
65	—	624	229.00–238.00	233.85
7	—	374	310.00	310.00
100	—	575	225.00–235.00	230.12
117	—	478	255.00–269.00	262.24
10	—	317	317.50	317.50
14	—	409	305.00–310.00	307.46
14	—	680	226.00–230.00	227.98
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	240.00	240.00
9	—	558	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	200.00	200.00
37	—	424	275.00–280.00	277.87
49	—	491	250.00	250.00
9	—	547	230.00	230.00
25	—	691	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	754	231.00	231.00
16	—	719	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	661	241.00–242.50	241.52
76	—	575	248.50–260.00	251.14
52	—	425	309.00–332.00	317.83
62	—	521	281.00–290.00	286.25
124	—	615	248.00–260.00	250.38
5	—	373	330.00	330.00
21	—	491	265.00–280.00	270.75
7	—	771	204.00	204.00
10	—	346	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	350.00	350.00
21	—	447	356.00–358.00	356.76
23	—	504	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	597	219.00–224.00	222.10
41	—	631	228.00–241.00	236.11
143	—	532	255.00–277.00	268.35
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	221.00	221.00
20	—	826	203.00–212.00	205.25
8	—	864	206.00	206.00
10	—	773	214.50	214.50

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