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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 480 vs last sale 800▼ 280 vs year ago 600 · −46.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,200 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1,200▲ 400 vs year ago 800 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 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 cattle steady to weak in a light test. Buyer attendance was light. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $2.76 weaker to $228.64 for 11/13. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher on Holstein type cows, beef type cows weak. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand for Holstein type cows light to moderate for beef type.

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 $219.46/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$219.46

121 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$338

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

$54.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.12

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	551	224.24	1,235	99
Small and Medium 1-2	547	206.18	1,127	17thin
Large 1	925	170.00	1,573	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.24/cwt here — about −$338 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 sale121 hd

219.46

—

WA average2 barns · 1,340 hd

235.58

−16.12

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	1,871	118.51	2,218	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,873	118.49	2,219	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	108.00	1,944	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,605	103.82	1,667	404
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,348	86.59	1,167	389

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$1,324	35

Every lot

27 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	247.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,154	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	511	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,111	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	566	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,132	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	219.20/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,269	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	197.77/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,220	18
Steers	—	Large 1	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	248.44/cwt	242.50–255.00	944	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	233.06/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,114	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	33
Heifers	—	Large 1	746	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,306	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,026	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,642	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,074	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,541	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	125.18/cwt	124.00–126.50	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,070	5
Bulls	—	—	1,936	118.89/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,302	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	987	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,184	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	80.85/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,055	185
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,405	90.50/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,272	195
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,554	98.73/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,534	195
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,832	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,654	108.46/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,794	205
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,944	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,873	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,219	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,321	1,330.38/head	1,285.00–1,360.00	1,330	29

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 800Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,200Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	746	175.00	175.00
18	—	1,026	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	242.50–255.00	248.44
33	—	545	201.00	201.00
26	—	478	228.00–237.00	233.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	195.00–200.00	197.77
9	—	501	240.00	240.00
25	—	467	240.00–250.00	247.11
47	—	579	216.00–226.00	219.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	217.50	217.50
11	—	566	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	143.50	143.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,321	1,285.00–1,360.00	1,330.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,190	1,295.00	1,295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,936	115.00–121.00	118.89
2	—	1,693	124.00–126.50	125.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,554	92.00–104.00	98.73
4	—	1,600	114.50	114.50
205	—	1,654	104.00–112.00	108.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	987	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,405	87.00–93.00	90.50
185	—	1,305	72.00–87.00	80.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	117.00–120.00	118.49

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.