Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. CME Feeder cattle futures were $1.22 to $2.72 higher at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 76 cents at $243.44 on September 16, Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.23/cwt on 176 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −196.21 against this barn's trailing median of $479.44.

Average price

$283.23

176 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs WA average

+16.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	289.68	1,579	106
Small and Medium 1-2	559	273.47	1,528	70

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $435.22, median $479.44 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale176 hd

283.23

—

WA average2 barns · 190 hd

279.94

+3.29

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+16.59

This barn, trailing median4 sales

479.44

−196.21

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

44 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	Large 1	750–800	784	242.87/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,904	109
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	258.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,242	19
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	954	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,836	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	569	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,542	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	264.44/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,534	30
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	650–700	656	246.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,617	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	254.88/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,748	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	262.27/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,652	180
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	247.52/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,797	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,229	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	536	283.57/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,520	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	314.38/cwt	309.50–323.00	1,490	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	297.35/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,552	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	663	259.84/cwt	256.50–265.50	1,723	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	285.31/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,601	65
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,883	25
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	780	227.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,778	101
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	806	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	874	226.21/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,977	39
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	815	227.57/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,855	36
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	750–800	763	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,648	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	235.88/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,481	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	462	271.09/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,252	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,359	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	230.70/cwt	229.75–231.50	1,578	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	421	284.86/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,199	53
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	244.19/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,294	46
Steers	Large 1	850–900	852	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,019	19
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	248.38/cwt	240.50–250.00	1,448	59
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	519	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,251	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	600–650	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	540	259.29/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,400	43
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,496	5
Steers	Large 1	900–950	913	230.72/cwt	228.00–234.00	2,106	51
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	250.06/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,448	179
Steers	Large 1	800–850	823	239.83/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,974	41
Steers	Large 1	700–750	712	250.11/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,781	28
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	259.51/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,648	25

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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Receipts 1,995Last week 2,560Year ago 2,565

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	712	248.00–251.00	250.11
109	750–800	784	240.00–248.00	242.87
41	800–850	823	233.00–242.00	239.83
19	850–900	852	237.00	237.00
51	900–950	913	228.00–234.00	230.72
5	1000–1050	1,024	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	954	192.50	192.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	277.00	277.00
8	550–600	569	271.00	271.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	536	280.00–286.00	283.57
30	550–600	580	260.00–271.00	264.44
27	650–700	656	240.00–250.00	246.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
25	600–650	635	250.00–262.50	259.51
33	650–700	686	250.00–257.00	254.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	378	325.00	325.00
46	450–500	474	309.50–323.00	314.38
28	500–550	522	293.00–299.00	297.35
65	550–600	561	281.00–286.00	285.31
180	600–650	630	255.00–268.00	262.27
162	650–700	663	256.50–265.50	259.84
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	700–750	726	240.00–252.00	247.52
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	480	255.00–260.00	258.72
46	500–550	530	240.00–249.00	244.19
22	550–600	577	235.50	235.50
11	600–650	613	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	750–800	780	225.00–230.00	227.98
36	800–850	815	223.00–229.00	227.57
39	850–900	874	224.00–228.00	226.21
25	1000–1050	1,046	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	806	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	763	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	241.00	241.00
6	550–600	591	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	550–600	583	240.50–250.00	248.38
24	650–700	684	229.75–231.50	230.70
6	700–750	706	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	400–450	421	281.00–286.00	284.86
23	450–500	462	265.00–276.00	271.09
43	500–550	540	253.00–263.00	259.29
179	550–600	579	245.00–256.00	250.06
32	600–650	628	230.00–243.00	235.88
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	215.00	215.00

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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