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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 25

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 655▲ 65 vs year ago 400 · +16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 700▲ 0 vs year ago 900 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 100▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported last week. Feeder cattle futures are also higher with 2 to 45 cent gains so far. The May contract expires at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 60 cents higher on 5/23 to $207.36. A weaker undertone was noted on Slaughter cows. A steady undertone was noted on slaughter bulls. Trade active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.69/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$191.69

57 head · 993 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$579

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

$104.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	269.50	1,469	6thin
Large 1	803	204.43	1,642	23
Large 1-2	1,245	164.54	2,048	28

One grade step is worth $104.96/cwt here — about −$579 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 sale57 hd

191.69

—

WA average1 barns · 57 hd

191.69

+0.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,673	123.05	2,059	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,756	101.33	1,779	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	96.51	1,372	396
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,381	92.97	1,284	340

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$1,600	6

Every lot

25 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,469	6
Steers	—	Large 1	737	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,647	10
Steers	—	Large 1	837	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,586	6
Steers	—	Large 1	869	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,651	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,189	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,021	10
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,263	166.02/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,097	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,983	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,204	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,244	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	841	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	843	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,357	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	242	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,892	126.77/cwt	123.00–130.50	2,398	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,266	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,310	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,313	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	1,326	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,359	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	90.28/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,223	165
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,406	95.51/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,343	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	92.97/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,310	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	98.53/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,438	185
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,666	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,872	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6

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.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu May 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 655Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 700Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	—	242	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	837	189.50	189.50
7	—	869	190.00	190.00
10	—	737	223.00–224.00	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,189	170.00	170.00
12	—	1,263	164.00–168.00	166.02
6	—	1,300	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	841	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	768	162.00	162.00
8	—	843	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,039	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
13	—	1,892	123.00–130.50	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,266	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,326	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,700	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,300	101.00	101.00
175	—	1,409	88.00–96.00	92.97
185	—	1,459	96.00–100.00	98.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,406	92.00–98.00	95.51
165	—	1,355	88.00–92.00	90.28

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.