Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Tuesday, stocker steers and heifers less than 500 lbs weak to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers 500-750 lbs firm to 8.00 higher. Unweaned calves sharply discounted. The CME front month feeders were $0.70 to $1.32 in the black, save for the 67 cent pullback Feb feeders closed $2.58 in the black for the week's move. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $2.76 weaker to $228.64 for 11/13. Trade active with good demand for weaned supplies and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.18/cwt on 1,219 head.

Average price

$237.18

1,219 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$96.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	286.70	1,414	40
Medium and Large 1-2	602	246.25	1,482	801
Large 1	730	219.17	1,599	73
Small and Medium 1-2	613	216.08	1,324	248
Small and Medium 2-3	613	189.95	1,165	57

One grade step is worth $96.75/cwt here — about $249 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 sale1,219 hd

237.18

—

WA average2 barns · 1,374 hd

237.45

−0.26

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

51 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
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	232.65/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,361	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,463	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,434	6
Steers	Large 1	—	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	553	218.22/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,207	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,357	26
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	258.36/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,362	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	245.12/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,581	268
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	494	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	570	198.69/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,133	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	226.62/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,530	74
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	224.64/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,550	35
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	583	186.27/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,086	33
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	657	202.14/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,328	37
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	467	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,004	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	613	196.30/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,203	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	234.93/cwt	229.50–238.50	1,431	129
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	229.86/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,308	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	257.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,135	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	739	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,404	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	590	212.85/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,256	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	681	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,317	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	238.32/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,165	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	233.02/cwt	225.00–236.50	1,529	52
Steers	Large 1	—	714	223.27/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,594	64
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	541	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	604	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,087	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	233.90/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,237	121
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	749	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	243.81/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,599	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,321	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	245.52/cwt	245.00–247.00	975	38
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	573	220.19/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,262	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	429	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	301.51/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,185	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	256.98/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,426	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	210.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,298	52
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	568	188.60/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,071	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	22

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 Nov 14, 2023

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Receipts 2,340Last week 1,440Year ago 2,875

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	585	215.00–245.00	232.65
22	—	642	225.00	225.00
7	—	494	247.50	247.50
35	—	690	215.00–235.00	224.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	550	266.00	266.00
6	—	503	285.00	285.00
21	—	455	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	840	190.00	190.00
64	—	714	221.00–233.00	223.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	553	215.00–222.50	218.22
26	—	603	225.00	225.00
8	—	460	250.00	250.00
74	—	675	215.00–235.00	226.62
22	—	513	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	527	252.50–262.50	258.36
268	—	645	240.00–248.50	245.12
126	—	656	235.00–249.00	243.81
22	—	482	274.00	274.00
25	—	393	291.00–320.00	301.51
9	—	424	299.50	299.50
94	—	555	252.00–261.00	256.98
6	—	769	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	570	195.00–200.00	198.69
37	—	657	200.00–212.50	202.14
10	—	467	215.00	215.00
49	—	613	180.00–200.00	196.30
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	583	180.00–195.00	186.27
24	—	655	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	609	229.50–238.50	234.93
51	—	569	225.00–236.00	229.86
15	—	441	255.00–260.00	257.32
42	—	489	235.00–249.00	238.32
52	—	656	225.00–236.50	233.02
121	—	529	227.50–236.00	233.90
10	—	334	241.00	241.00
38	—	397	245.00–247.00	245.52
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	605	175.00	175.00
7	—	681	185.00	185.00
27	—	573	217.50–222.50	220.19
6	—	429	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	739	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	590	209.00–215.00	212.85
52	—	617	205.00–220.00	210.45
11	—	503	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	495	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	195.00	195.00
27	—	604	180.00	180.00
28	—	568	180.00–205.00	188.60
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	749	160.00	160.00

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