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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 19

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 510▼ 350 vs year ago 900 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,200 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 1,100▲ 100 vs year ago 1,100 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 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 steers 6.00-8.00 higher in a light test. Heifers weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures finished the Thursday trading session with $5 losses of over 2%. That was a new low for the move for Nov, now $23 below the contract high. March feeders still have a $4.70 premium built into the market. The 10/18 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $2.27 weaker to $244.83. Slaughter cows uneven Boners 3.00-4.00 lower, Lean 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with 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 $209.45/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$209.45

126 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$460

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.43

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	467	219.39	1,024	33
Medium and Large 1-2	542	219.04	1,187	55
Large 1	890	190.61	1,696	26
Large 1-2	888	179.00	1,590	5thin
Large 2-3	829	179.00	1,484	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about −$460 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 sale126 hd

209.45

—

WA average2 barns · 653 hd

234.88

−25.43

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	—	Average	2,056	115.74	2,380	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,975	109.00	2,153	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	105.17	1,547	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,487	98.91	1,471	365
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,287	97.85	1,259	344

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$1,475	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,773	16

Every lot

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	399	273.83/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,093	18
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	433	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,176	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,298	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	265.65/cwt	260.50–270.00	1,368	18
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	523	246.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,291	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,317	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	235.54/cwt	232.00–240.50	1,456	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,483	9
Steers	—	Large 1	922	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,835	6
Steers	—	Large 2-3	978	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,809	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,880	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	324	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,052	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	437	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,005	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	15
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	516	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,084	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	213.88/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,223	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	589	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,207	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,183	10
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	829	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,484	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	854	190.94/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,631	17
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	888	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,590	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	957	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,818	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	737	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	12
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,018	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,558	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,200	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,884	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,989	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,044	114.54/cwt	109.00–117.50	2,341	9
Bulls	—	—	2,165	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	2,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	976	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,171	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	94.81/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,211	165
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	100.21/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,306	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	95.60/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,393	175
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,441	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	101.68/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,533	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,791	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,006	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,153	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	1,773.23/head	1,675.00–1,860.00	1,773	16

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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 510Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,100Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	190.00	190.00
12	—	560	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	854	190.00–192.00	190.94
9	—	957	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	205.00	205.00
10	—	516	210.00	210.00
5	—	324	225.00	225.00
13	—	437	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	247.00	247.00
15	—	513	230.00	230.00
14	—	572	210.00–216.00	213.88
10	—	696	170.00	170.00
7	—	473	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	888	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	829	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	184.00	184.00
6	—	922	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	231.00	231.00
18	—	515	260.50–270.00	265.65
9	—	449	289.00	289.00
20	—	618	232.00–240.50	235.54
9	—	659	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	271.50	271.50
13	—	523	240.00–255.00	246.83
18	—	399	263.00–278.00	273.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,018	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,283	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,200	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	888	1,675.00–1,860.00	1,773.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,044	109.00–117.50	114.54
1	—	2,165	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,508	98.00–104.00	101.68
5	—	1,791	112.00	112.00
175	—	1,457	92.00–98.00	95.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	98.50	98.50
4	—	1,481	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,303	98.00–102.00	100.21
165	—	1,277	91.00–98.00	94.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,975	109.00	109.00

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.