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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 550▼ 290 vs year ago 780 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,200 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1,200▲ 100 vs year ago 1,100 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 50▲ 130 vs year ago 20 · +650.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak in a light test. Buyer attendance was light. The October feeder cattle contract went off the board at a $240.55, as the other front months closed $1.47 to $1.55 losses. The 10/25 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $240.62, down by $1.01. Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 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 $187.60/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$187.60

111 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$72.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.49

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	567	217.37	1,233	27
Small and Medium 1-2	459	196.63	903	23
Large 1	770	178.35	1,373	33
Small and Medium 2-3	610	175.40	1,069	16thin
Large 2-3	851	145.00	1,234	12thin

One grade step is worth $72.37/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale111 hd

187.60

—

WA average2 barns · 720 hd

237.09

−49.49

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	2,018	114.50	2,311	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,882	113.05	2,128	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,507	104.95	1,582	400
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	97.82	1,180	370

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$1,056	21
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	750	$720	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	763	$693	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	626	$623	25
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$625	26

Every lot

45 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 4Mexican Origin	240	576.57/head	510.00–610.00	577	15
Steers	—	Small 4Mexican Origin	313	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,192	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	806	11
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	492	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,255	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,205	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	218.88/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,252	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	7
Steers	—	Large 1	648	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,345	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,367	5
Steers	—	Large 1	688	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,410	10
Steers	—	Large 1	719	208.74/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,501	22
Steers	—	Large 1	841	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,598	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 4Mexican Origin	218	420.39/head	400.00–435.00	420	17
Heifers	—	Small 4Mexican Origin	282	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	20
Heifers	—	Small 3-4	304	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	426	199.10/cwt	180.00–210.00	848	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	536	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,024	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,191	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	582	181.26/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,055	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	591	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,117	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	670	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,089	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,417	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	745	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,285	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	796	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,393	7
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	851	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,234	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	938	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,688	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	1,088	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,534	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	1,183	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,644	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,260	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,896	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,990	126.06/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,090	4
Bulls	—	—	2,033	116.37/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,366	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	93.79/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,082	175
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	101.44/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,272	195
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	101.79/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,482	195
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,680	205
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,882	113.05/cwt	112.00–113.75	2,128	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	626	622.53/head	500.00–650.00	623	25
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	661	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	750	719.79/head	710.00–725.00	720	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	763	693.28/head	685.00–710.00	693	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,264	1,321.22/head	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,321	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 4	635	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	26

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 550Year ago 780

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

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 50Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4 · Mexican Origin$ per head · actual wt
20	—	282	535.00	535.00
17	—	218	400.00–435.00	420.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	189.00	189.00
7	—	796	175.00	175.00
11	—	745	172.50	172.50
8	—	938	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	851	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	445	230.00	230.00
6	—	544	219.00	219.00
11	—	691	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3-4$ per head · actual wt
5	—	304	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	162.50	162.50
11	—	582	170.00–195.00	181.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	191.00	191.00
16	—	426	180.00–210.00	199.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,260	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,183	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	207.50	207.50
22	—	719	200.00–212.00	208.74
10	—	688	205.00	205.00
9	—	841	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	190.00	190.00
7	—	576	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	290.00	290.00
18	—	572	211.00–225.00	218.88
9	—	492	245.00	245.00
5	—	667	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4 · Mexican Origin$ per head · actual wt
19	—	313	610.00	610.00
15	—	240	510.00–610.00	576.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,254	98.00–104.00	101.44
175	—	1,154	88.00–98.00	93.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,456	97.00–105.00	101.79
205	—	1,556	105.00–110.00	107.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,882	112.00–113.75	113.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	124.00–128.00	126.06
9	—	2,033	113.00–120.00	116.37
4	—	2,000	100.00–110.00	104.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	626	500.00–650.00	622.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	750	710.00–725.00	719.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	763	685.00–710.00	693.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	661	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,264	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,321.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	635	625.00	625.00

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.