Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-07-13

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,220 head
▲ 770 vs last sale 450▲ 285 vs year ago 935 · +30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 900▲ 400 vs year ago 800 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 50▲ 30 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 cattle firm on increased supply and quality. Slaughter cows weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. CME Feeder cattle stayed triple digits lower for the close, though August was $1.50 off the low for the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 22 cents weaker on 7/11 to $238.11. Trade very active with very good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $245.73/cwt on 534 head.
Average price
$245.73
534 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$697
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4
$95.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629282.881,77946
Small and Medium 1-2511273.401,39635
Medium and Large 1-2622263.131,637109
Medium and Large 2-3663246.591,63611thin
Small and Medium 2-3642245.001,57418thin
Large 1817233.111,906256
Large 1-2830227.041,88453
Small and Medium 3-4577187.501,0826thin
One grade step is worth $95.38/cwt here — about $697 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 sale534 hd
245.73
—
WA average1 barns · 534 hd
245.73
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,774126.062,23622
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,347105.981,428392
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30799.561,301360

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,376$1,4005
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,281$3,2758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,572$2,9508

Every lot

58 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315950.00/head950.00–950.009509
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2351295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364850.00/head850.00–850.0085010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436310.93/cwt310.00–312.501,35618
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2514276.49/cwt270.00–280.001,42114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539314.50/cwt314.50–314.501,6957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568292.31/cwt291.00–293.001,66015
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2574284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6307
Steers—Small and Medium 3-4577187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0826
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3598250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4958
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4107
Steers—Medium and Large 1629282.88/cwt282.00–284.001,77946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631265.11/cwt260.00–270.001,67326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5906
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3678241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,63410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,69512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3696242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6339
Steers—Large 1724243.22/cwt236.00–246.751,761110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,57122
Steers—Large 1783230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,80126
Steers—Large 1812247.16/cwt241.00–248.002,00743
Steers—Large 1-2830227.04/cwt226.00–229.001,88453
Steers—Large 1938217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,04060
Steers—Large 11,063192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,04117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387810.00/head810.00–810.008105
Heifers—Small and Medium 3-4452220.00/cwt220.00–220.009945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3375
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2533246.28/cwt244.00–251.001,31320
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2556241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567275.67/cwt266.00–279.001,56335
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2632220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3908
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3648192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,24430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659260.60/cwt259.00–261.001,71740
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3659229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,50915
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2662239.93/cwt231.00–245.001,58855
Heifers—Large 1729216.92/cwt212.00–225.001,58126
Heifers—Large 1-2753211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,49219
Heifers—Large 1781210.92/cwt210.00–211.501,64728
Heifers—Large 1834215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,79320
Heifers—Large 1Guaranteed Open885199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,76158
Heifers—Large 1980187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,83342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1175
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,095144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,5828
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,110141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5656
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,227145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7797
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,626120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9516
Bulls——1,818125.70/cwt123.00–127.502,28511
Bulls——1,855134.14/cwt132.50–136.502,4885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305102.54/cwt99.00–105.001,338185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308102.65/cwt97.00–106.001,343185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30996.40/cwt92.00–99.001,262175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359108.57/cwt106.00–110.001,475195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,757115.24/cwt115.00–115.502,02512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2813,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5722,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9508
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3761,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005

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.