Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker Cattle less than 700 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher, feeder cattle over 700 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. High quality of weaned calves in today's offerings. CME Front month feeder cattle futures ended the day near ~60 cents under the session highs with $0.35 to $2.60 gains. Trade active with very good demand from both ringside and internet buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $286.92/cwt on 1,443 head.

Average price

$286.92

1,443 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$126.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	307.00	1,845	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	304.14	1,832	933
Small and Medium 1-2	596	286.68	1,709	158
Large 1	796	244.24	1,945	280
Small and Medium 2-3	602	220.45	1,326	41
Small 2-3	676	185.00	1,251	10thin
Large 2-3	828	181.00	1,499	6thin

One grade step is worth $126.00/cwt here — about $346 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 sale1,443 hd

286.92

—

WA average2 barns · 1,484 hd

286.10

+0.82

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

41 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	—	778	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,735	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,177	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,242	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	725	227.78/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,651	66
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	671	242.07/cwt	235.00–253.50	1,624	36
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	628	250.44/cwt	211.00–264.00	1,573	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	524	281.14/cwt	270.00–293.50	1,473	49
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	549	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	878	8
Steers	Large 2-3	—	828	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,499	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	676	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	291.03/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,863	210
Steers	Small 2-3	—	676	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,251	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	497	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	870	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	636	253.91/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,615	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	316.67/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,682	80
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	477	319.78/cwt	314.00–333.00	1,525	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	346.85/cwt	321.00–354.00	1,627	95
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	672	271.11/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,822	57
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	286.74/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	285.37/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,912	242
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	436	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,341	6
Steers	Large 1	—	823	237.52/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,955	83
Heifers	Small 2-3	—	496	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	307.00/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,845	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,225	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,364	16
Steers	Large 1	—	712	264.99/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,887	64
Steers	Large 1	—	765	244.66/cwt	234.00–251.50	1,872	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	311.44/cwt	301.00–313.50	1,816	306
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	424	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,213	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	606	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,715	45
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	557	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	652	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,369	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	290.54/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,662	115
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	462	241.48/cwt	222.50–262.50	1,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	296.09/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	272.66/cwt	268.50–279.00	1,707	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	326.92/cwt	311.00–331.00	1,376	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	267.71/cwt	259.00–269.50	1,780	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	317.65/cwt	306.50–327.50	1,652	117
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	276.08/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,353	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	431	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	518	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,373	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

Tue Feb 20, 2024

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

Receipts 2,560Last week 1,950Year ago 3,020

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	778	223.00	223.00
27	—	1,177	190.50	190.50
66	—	725	218.00–231.00	227.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	671	235.00–253.50	242.07
22	—	628	211.00–264.00	250.44
49	—	524	270.00–293.50	281.14
7	—	557	280.00	280.00
12	—	490	274.00–279.00	276.08
7	—	431	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	496	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	286.00	286.00
10	—	652	210.00	210.00
13	—	462	222.50–262.50	241.48
6	—	518	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	572	285.00–304.00	290.54
13	—	489	295.00–297.00	296.09
74	—	626	268.50–279.00	272.66
42	—	421	311.00–331.00	326.92
66	—	665	259.00–269.50	267.71
117	—	520	306.50–327.50	317.65
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	160.00	160.00
10	—	676	255.00	255.00
8	—	497	175.00	175.00
15	—	636	239.00–261.00	253.91
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	640	284.00–298.00	291.03
80	—	531	307.00–331.00	316.67
95	—	469	321.00–354.00	346.85
242	—	670	278.00–291.00	285.37
306	—	583	301.00–313.50	311.44
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	477	314.00–333.00	319.78
57	—	672	261.00–277.00	271.11
22	—	575	278.00–295.00	286.74
6	—	436	307.50	307.50
45	—	606	283.00	283.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	823	230.00–239.50	237.52
16	—	1,225	193.00	193.00
64	—	712	255.00–270.00	264.99
117	—	765	234.00–251.50	244.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	601	303.00–309.00	307.00

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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