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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 780▲ 230 vs year ago 500 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 1,200▼ 100 vs year ago 1,000 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer 1.00-2.00 lower. Buyer attendance was light. CME Front month feeders are 50 to 75 cents in the red through midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 40 cents higher on 10/11 to $175.04. Slaughter cows and bulls weak to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.55/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$164.55
144 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.00
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509195.009937thin
Medium and Large 1-2600181.171,08756
Large 1783160.681,25935
Large 1-2928150.001,39213thin
Small and Medium 1-2644142.3891721
Medium and Large 2-3664135.0889712thin
One grade step is worth $59.92/cwt here — about $96 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 sale144 hd
164.55
—
WA average2 barns · 1,040 hd
173.55
−9.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,80095.751,7248thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27774.56952409
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48173.381,087410

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,5256
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)981$1,2256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)881$5758

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288485.00/head485.00–485.004855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431228.00/cwt228.00–228.009835
Steers—Medium and Large 1509195.00/cwt195.00–195.009937
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514131.00/cwt131.00–131.006735
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2520129.00/cwt129.00–129.006715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534184.95/cwt180.00–190.0098810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,07610
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2653155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673173.90/cwt171.00–175.001,17022
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2706140.00/cwt140.00–140.009889
Steers—Large 1738166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,2299
Steers—Large 1768164.08/cwt162.50–165.001,26016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3771138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0647
Steers—Large 1849150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,27410
Steers—Large 1-2928150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,39213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514120.00/cwt120.00–120.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533156.50/cwt156.50–156.5083416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574157.44/cwt155.00–160.0090418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613156.62/cwt155.00–157.5096014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0916
Heifers—Large 2-3721134.00/cwt134.00–134.009667
Heifers—Large 1791149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,18311
Heifers—Large 1817150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2268
Heifers—Large 1-2879149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,31021
Heifers—Large 1909151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,37311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,098110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2088
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,216118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80095.75/cwt90.00–99.001,7248
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13080.72/cwt80.00–81.0091213
Cows—Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,17583.00/cwt83.00–83.0097512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25971.61/cwt69.00–73.00902185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31076.33/cwt73.00–78.001,000195
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31284.27/cwt84.00–84.501,10610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45970.53/cwt68.00–72.001,029195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51075.55/cwt72.00–77.501,141205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3881575.00/head575.00–575.005758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29811,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256

This sale against other markets

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.