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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 31

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 1,038 vs last sale 1,538▼ 20 vs year ago 520 · −3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

900 head

▼ 287 vs last sale 1,187▼ 100 vs year ago 1,000 · −10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures were $0.65 to $0.92 stronger on Thursday - as Aug expired at $249.10. The 8/29 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 3 cents stronger to $249.15. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $245.40/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$245.40

75 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$176

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

$87.33/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	482	266.08	1,284	53
Medium and Large 2-3	601	217.50	1,307	5thin
Large 1	864	204.00	1,763	7thin
Large 2-3	817	178.75	1,459	10thin

One grade step is worth $87.33/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale75 hd

245.40

—

WA average1 barns · 75 hd

245.40

+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	—	High	1,978	120.96	2,393	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	109.75	1,749	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,209	102.02	1,233	364
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,441	101.65	1,465	418

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	267.87/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,294	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,360	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,440	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	601	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,307	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,499	5
Steers	—	Large 2-3	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	5
Steers	—	Large 1	864	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,763	7
Steers	—	Large 2-3	868	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,454	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,194	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	247.93/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,212	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	249.94/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,275	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	124.98/cwt	124.50–125.50	2,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,991	120.59/cwt	115.00–123.50	2,401	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	969	90.28/cwt	85.50–93.50	875	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	104.89/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,210	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,214	92.64/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,125	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	99.36/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,275	165
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	1,300	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,404	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	98.05/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,376	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	105.67/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,585	200
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	1,749	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,795	119.24/cwt	119.00–119.50	2,140	8

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 1,538Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,187Year ago 1,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	290.00	290.00
12	—	489	245.00–250.00	247.93
7	—	419	285.00	285.00
13	—	510	242.00–255.00	249.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	190.00	190.00
5	—	868	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	265.00–270.00	267.87
8	—	542	251.00	251.00
5	—	697	215.00	215.00
12	—	415	275.00	275.00
7	—	303	307.50	307.50
7	—	555	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	864	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	124.50–125.50	124.98
22	—	1,991	115.00–123.50	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	969	85.50–93.50	90.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,214	90.50–96.00	92.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,500	103.00–108.00	105.67
8	—	1,795	119.00–119.50	119.24
175	—	1,403	92.00–103.00	98.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	109.75	109.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,283	95.00–102.00	99.36
185	—	1,154	102.00–107.00	104.89

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.