Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-09-21

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 21
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 820▼ 560 vs year ago 1,200 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 900▼ 200 vs year ago 1,000 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Lower market based on lower quality and numbers offered today. Buyer attendance light. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 9/20 was 67 cents higher to $254.09. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.56/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$215.56
91 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$586
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$80.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.68
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511235.501,20430
Large 1701225.001,57715thin
Small and Medium 1-2515210.541,08534
Small and Medium 2-3537177.509537thin
Large 1-21,155155.001,7905thin
One grade step is worth $80.50/cwt here — about −$586 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 sale91 hd
215.56
—
WA average2 barns · 978 hd
249.24
−33.68
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—Average1,723122.462,10931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,720119.002,04711
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,790117.502,1034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,706110.511,885340
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,307102.741,342320

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245525.00/head525.00–525.005255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312312.50/cwt312.50–312.509755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320450.00/head450.00–450.004506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1756
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2421235.00/cwt235.00–235.009897
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2484252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513233.91/cwt232.50–235.001,20016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3687
Steers—Large 1777209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6248
Steers—Large 11,002189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8949
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0418
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2393245.00/cwt245.00–245.009635
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1645
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2524204.17/cwt200.00–207.501,07014
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3537177.50/cwt177.50–177.509537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1847
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2584200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,16810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,32310
Heifers—Large 1701225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,57715
Heifers—Large 1-21,155155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7905
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,100152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6786
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,196154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8427
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,300153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9895
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,617124.54/cwt122.00–128.502,01418
Bulls——1,774117.32/cwt106.00–122.002,08111
Bulls——2,390131.98/cwt131.00–133.003,1542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255100.03/cwt96.00–103.001,255155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,355105.28/cwt103.00–107.001,427165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,655107.80/cwt105.00–110.001,784165
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,04711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,754113.06/cwt110.00–115.501,983175
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,790117.50/cwt117.50–117.502,1034

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.