Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to no recent sales. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. CME Feeder cattle closed $1 to $1.60 in the black. That left the Jan contract on a net $3.95 gain for the week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index weakened another $2.32 weaker to $216.05 for 12/11.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.16/cwt on 1,429 head.

Average price

$233.16

1,429 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$69.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	262.00	1,457	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	242.99	1,452	756
Small and Medium 1-2	574	228.89	1,314	301
Small and Medium 2-3	504	222.74	1,122	29
Large 1	758	216.66	1,642	315
Large 1-2	743	192.81	1,433	21

One grade step is worth $69.19/cwt here — about $24 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 sale1,429 hd

233.16

—

WA average2 barns · 1,471 hd

232.38

+0.78

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

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	822	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,603	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	952	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	751	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,521	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	235.96/cwt	231.75–242.00	1,142	122
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	828	200.62/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,661	27
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	468	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	244.18/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,272	41
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	436	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,199	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	729	202.18/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,474	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	601	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,382	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	235.24/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,355	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	289.11/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,503	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	689	211.41/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,457	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	242.10/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,414	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,101	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	277.68/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,338	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	241.03/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,523	123
Steers	Large 1-2	—	708	197.54/cwt	175.00–213.00	1,399	15
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	301	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	798	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	582	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,359	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	224.36/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,313	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	289.94/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,261	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	212.07/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,527	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	235.22/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,562	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	669	217.36/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,454	32
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	492	263.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,297	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	831	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,504	6
Steers	Large 1	—	794	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,632	29
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	634	224.94/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,426	41
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	564	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,128	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	733	204.71/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,501	57
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	280	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	688	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,256	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	215.61/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,453	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	234.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,193	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	243.89/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,019	53
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	484	210.33/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,018	75
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	374	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	823	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	877	197.57/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,733	34
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	307	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	752	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	572	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	227.35/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,391	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	219.72/cwt	213.00–222.50	1,235	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	215.42/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,142	41
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	217.09/cwt	213.50–219.00	1,320	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	501	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	509	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,127	29
Steers	Large 1	—	725	223.37/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,619	200
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	25
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	584	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,148	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	709	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,287	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	618	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	196.31/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,146	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	513	237.31/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,217	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	203.05/cwt	200.50–211.00	1,377	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,457	7
Steers	Large 1	—	813	215.96/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,756	16
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	8
Steers	Large 1	—	879	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,793	27

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 Dec 12, 2023

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Receipts 2,900Last week 2,340Year ago 3,020

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	822	195.00	195.00
17	—	952	166.00	166.00
30	—	751	202.50	202.50
57	—	733	200.00–212.00	204.71
34	—	877	195.00–198.00	197.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
7	—	316	600.00	600.00
122	—	484	231.75–242.00	235.96
7	—	735	191.00	191.00
45	—	674	213.00–221.00	215.61
37	—	509	225.00–240.00	234.38
53	—	418	240.00–249.00	243.89
100	—	612	217.50–233.00	227.35
220	—	562	213.00–222.50	219.72
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	200.00	200.00
9	—	688	182.50	182.50
54	—	620	200.00	200.00
75	—	484	200.00–239.00	210.33
41	—	530	211.00–221.00	215.42
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
5	—	280	650.00	650.00
8	—	374	220.00	220.00
6	—	307	245.00	245.00
12	—	572	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	445	230.00	230.00
20	—	608	213.50–219.00	217.09
7	—	501	220.00	220.00
18	—	584	187.00–215.00	196.31
65	—	678	200.50–211.00	203.05
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	509	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	720	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	828	200.00–201.00	200.62
16	—	729	197.50–205.00	202.18
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	270.00	270.00
7	—	301	265.00	265.00
7	—	582	233.50	233.50
8	—	644	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	521	239.00–250.00	244.18
30	—	601	230.00	230.00
45	—	576	230.00–237.00	235.24
98	—	689	200.00–230.00	211.41
14	—	436	252.50	252.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	275.00	275.00
101	—	585	220.00–227.50	224.36
32	—	669	210.00–225.00	217.36
33	—	492	260.00–265.00	263.68
41	—	634	218.00–230.00	224.94
56	—	513	230.00–270.00	237.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	520	284.00–292.00	289.11
93	—	584	240.00–248.00	242.10
74	—	482	277.00–280.00	277.68
123	—	632	231.00–245.00	241.03
15	—	435	285.00–297.50	289.94
19	—	365	320.00	320.00
53	—	720	200.00–216.00	212.07
89	—	664	233.00–241.00	235.22
5	—	264	625.00	625.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	708	175.00–213.00	197.54
6	—	831	181.00	181.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	794	205.50	205.50
200	—	725	214.00–234.00	223.37
16	—	813	205.00–221.00	215.96
27	—	879	204.00	204.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	584	196.50	196.50
9	—	618	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	709	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	262.00	262.00

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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