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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 30
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,230 head
▲ 910 vs last sale 320▲ 430 vs year ago 800 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,200▲ 300 vs year ago 900 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 50▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker and feeder steers 5.00-11.00 higher. Stocker heifers 2.00-3.00 lower in a light test. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $224.77, up by $2.52 for 11/29. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.30/cwt on 407 head.
Average price
$205.30
407 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,412
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$688
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$114.17/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 1-2577234.171,350180
Small and Medium 1-2541204.481,10584
Large 1968178.351,726119
Large 2-3704132.509336thin
Small and Medium 2-3688125.0086010thin
Small and Medium 3552120.006628thin
One grade step is worth $114.17/cwt here — about $688 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 sale407 hd
205.30
—
WA average1 barns · 407 hd
205.30
+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—Average1,865110.082,05416
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,934107.932,0879thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,374100.441,380505
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15980.22930399

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$1,5008
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,2005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$1,10010

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425252.78/cwt250.00–255.001,07419
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2437210.00/cwt210.00–210.0091814
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2475202.50/cwt202.50–202.5096212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526235.81/cwt235.00–236.001,24027
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2551219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,20744
Steers—Small and Medium 3552120.00/cwt120.00–120.006628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574229.79/cwt225.50–232.001,31963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603234.71/cwt234.00–235.001,41528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,52943
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2668155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,03514
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3688125.00/cwt125.00–125.0086010
Steers—Large 2-3704132.50/cwt132.50–132.509336
Steers—Large 1883183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,61627
Steers—Large 1928174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6155
Steers—Large 1995179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,78182
Steers—Large 11,015147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4925
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3347485.00/head485.00–485.004859
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2385215.70/cwt205.00–221.0083015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426230.00/cwt230.00–230.009805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490227.00/cwt220.00–230.001,11236
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2493207.18/cwt205.50–215.001,02155
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2514214.13/cwt210.00–221.001,10127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565223.59/cwt223.00–225.001,26328
Heifers—Small and Medium 3-456895.00/cwt95.00–95.005405
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2583199.44/cwt183.00–209.001,16319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609223.27/cwt216.00–226.001,36079
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3641135.00/cwt135.00–135.0086516
Heifers—Large 1862162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,39610
Heifers—Large 1914159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4538
Heifers—Large 2-3915118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0846
Heifers—Large 1-2981125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2266
Heifers—Large 2-3987112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1056
Heifers—Large 11,038141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,46912
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3818140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1456
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 3-4896134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2015
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-41,023138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4125
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,061146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,5549
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,135144.01/cwt141.50–146.501,63512
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,158138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5985
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,730105.62/cwt103.50–107.001,8275
Bulls——1,927112.11/cwt109.00–115.002,16011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed815114.00/cwt114.00–114.009299
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00073.00/cwt73.00–73.0073095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22181.51/cwt78.00–85.00995295
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31987.48/cwt76.00–93.001,154105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362100.46/cwt93.00–104.001,368185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,412106.75/cwt104.00–108.001,507215
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,934107.93/cwt106.50–109.502,0879
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1861,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,10010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5008

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.