Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Inclement weather conditions affecting the movement of livestock in the trade area. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.39/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$241.39

314 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$112.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	626	269.33	1,686	104
Small and Medium 1-2	622	249.21	1,551	39
Large 1	742	236.09	1,753	140
Small and Medium 2-3	687	170.00	1,168	11thin
Large 2-3	762	157.17	1,198	20

One grade step is worth $112.16/cwt here — about $488 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 sale314 hd

241.39

—

WA average2 barns · 335 hd

236.44

+4.95

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

28 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	Large 1-2	—	839	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	692	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,529	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	877	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,316	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	786	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,564	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	745	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	246.36/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,562	47
Steers	Large 2-3	—	762	157.17/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,198	20
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	687	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,168	11
Steers	Large 1	—	847	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,694	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	637	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,663	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	261.94/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,747	49
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	731	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,206	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,228	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,685	36
Steers	Large 1	—	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	251.39/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,345	23
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	684	239.95/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,641	14
Steers	Large 1	—	718	244.01/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,752	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	243.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,598	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	762	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,438	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	638	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,569	6

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

Mon Jan 15, 2024

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

Receipts 640Last week 2,900Year ago 3,020

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Inclement weather conditions affecting the movement of livestock in the trade area. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	839	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	692	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	877	150.00	150.00
8	—	786	199.00	199.00
12	—	745	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	634	240.00–251.50	246.36
25	—	465	264.00	264.00
5	—	529	273.00	273.00
22	—	656	240.00–245.00	243.65
33	—	573	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	731	165.00	165.00
6	—	762	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	535	250.00–252.50	251.39
5	—	566	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	289.00	289.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	762	150.00–162.00	157.17
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	687	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	200.00	200.00
37	—	793	220.00	220.00
98	—	718	237.00–247.00	244.01
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	637	261.00	261.00
15	—	555	250.00	250.00
14	—	684	238.00–241.00	239.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	667	255.00–265.00	261.94
8	—	553	277.00	277.00
36	—	606	278.00	278.00
5	—	467	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	246.00	246.00

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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