Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-11-09

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 9
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 668▲ 140 vs year ago 660 · +21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,200▲ 250 vs year ago 950 · +26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 100▲ 60 vs year ago 40 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak. The CME feeders were within 40-50 cents of the session lows at the closing bell, ending the day 2.4% to 3.4% weaker with losses of up to $7.85.The CME Feeder Cattle Index dropped another $1.12 on 11/08 to $237.01. Slaughter cows weak to 5.00 lower with the most pressure on lean cows. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. Most area feedlots are full. Buyer attendance light to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.57/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$209.57
232 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$105.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501224.561,125142
Small and Medium 1-2462199.7292367
Medium and Large 2-3404162.5065714thin
Large 2-3994119.501,1889thin
One grade step is worth $105.06/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale232 hd
209.57
—
WA average1 barns · 232 hd
209.57
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,190116.112,5437thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,770115.812,05010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,651110.001,8165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,588101.791,616450
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,33183.551,112380

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,308$1,33049

Every lot

43 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—Small and Medium 2-3319245.00/cwt245.00–245.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377175.00/cwt175.00–175.006608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423307.12/cwt300.00–310.001,29924
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2544264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,43649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578209.82/cwt202.50–215.001,21315
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2623173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0788
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2660181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned668180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4476
Steers—Large 1700172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,20811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2298230.00/cwt230.00–230.0068513
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2399225.00/cwt225.00–225.008986
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2400197.50/cwt197.50–197.5079012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3404162.50/cwt162.50–162.5065714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416241.58/cwt232.00–245.001,00544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478242.11/cwt240.00–242.501,15739
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2496220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516207.09/cwt205.00–210.001,06925
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2520188.05/cwt185.00–191.0097810
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2577173.00/cwt173.00–173.0099813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,27216
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2621167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669173.27/cwt170.00–180.001,15918
Heifers—Large 2-3994119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,1889
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275510.00/head510.00–510.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325260.00/cwt260.00–260.0084513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366252.50/cwt252.50–252.5092414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,06715
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,019144.44/cwt143.00–147.001,47214
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,134145.48/cwt143.00–148.501,65011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,175114.05/cwt111.00–116.002,4816
Bulls——2,280128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,9301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30580.95/cwt78.00–83.001,056185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35686.02/cwt83.00–88.001,166195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45088.07/cwt86.00–90.001,27750
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,554100.05/cwt95.00–104.001,555195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,651110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,654106.79/cwt104.00–109.001,766205
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,770115.81/cwt115.00–117.002,05010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3011,319.50/head1,260.00–1,360.001,32037
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3311,362.42/head1,300.00–1,400.001,36212

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.