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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 3

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 460 vs last sale 860▲ 0 vs year ago 400 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 860▲ 500 vs year ago 600 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough Stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle settled $1.12 to $1.57 higher on the day, which has Sep sitting at a net $2.67 gain for the week. The 8/1 CME Feeder Cattle Index increased 19 cents to $244.88. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher on improved quality. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.48/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$246.48

48 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$115.61/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	440	268.61	1,182	35
Large 1	768	216.00	1,659	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	690	153.00	1,056	6thin

One grade step is worth $115.61/cwt here — about $127 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 sale48 hd

246.48

—

WA average1 barns · 48 hd

246.48

+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	1,887	129.59	2,445	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,900	120.00	2,280	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,463	109.90	1,608	350
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	103.70	1,501	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,333	101.85	1,358	330

Every lot

28 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,486	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,460	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	696	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,371	6
Steers	—	Large 1	828	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,573	8
Steers	—	Large 1	886	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,949	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	181	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	937	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	282.01/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,170	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,285	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,330	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	768	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,659	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	404	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	808	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,200	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,764	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,885	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	119.90/cwt	114.00–122.50	2,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,892	130.15/cwt	127.00–132.50	2,462	13
Bulls	—	—	2,026	137.46/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,785	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	97.93/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,279	155
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	99.43/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,338	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,357	105.33/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,429	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	105.08/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,481	165
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	114.20/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,726	185
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	2,039	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,280	10

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 860Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 860Year ago 600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	344	272.50	272.50
18	—	415	281.00–282.50	282.01
5	—	552	241.00	241.00
8	—	181	520.00	520.00
6	—	519	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	768	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	886	220.00	220.00
8	—	828	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
8	—	274	810.00	810.00
5	—	514	265.00	265.00
9	—	551	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,200	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	114.00–122.50	119.90
13	—	1,892	127.00–132.50	130.15
4	—	2,026	134.00–140.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,511	110.00–116.50	114.20
165	—	1,409	97.00–110.00	105.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,357	102.00–107.50	105.33
155	—	1,306	92.00–102.00	97.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,900	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,750	116.50	116.50
12	—	1,346	97.50–100.50	99.43

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.