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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 14

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 300▼ 55 vs year ago 425 · −12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 700▼ 250 vs year ago 900 · −27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 10 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this sale for accurate trends. Most offerings where small lots and singles. Feeder cattle futures closed the day with triple digit gains of as much as $2.50. The March contract was up by 1% for the day and remains 77 cents above the Jan contract. Nov '24 futures settled the day with a $24.77 premium to Jan. The CME Feeder Cattle Index weakened another $2.32 weaker to $216.05 for 12/11.CME. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand from both ringside and internet buyers.

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 $193.26/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$193.26

23 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$47.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.09

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	609	212.73	1,295	11thin
Small and Medium 2-3	480	190.00	912	5thin
Large 1	771	165.00	1,272	7thin

One grade step is worth $47.73/cwt here — about $22 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 sale23 hd

193.26

—

WA average2 barns · 1,161 hd

215.35

−22.09

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	2,039	98.81	2,015	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	92.82	1,411	294
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,282	79.99	1,026	260

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)	1,220	$1,500	10

Every lot

16 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	231.46/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,213	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	205.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,309	11
Steers	—	Large 1	839	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,552	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,288	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	627	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	771	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,272	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,506	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,039	98.81/cwt	95.00–101.50	2,015	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	75.80/cwt	70.00–80.00	952	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	88.96/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,143	140
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	83.87/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,096	135
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,729	95.77/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,656	145
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,820	105.23/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,915	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	10

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 Dec 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 300Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 650Last week 700Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,307	80.00–86.50	83.87
125	—	1,256	70.00–80.00	75.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,729	93.00–98.00	95.77
140	—	1,285	83.00–93.00	88.96
9	—	1,820	105.00–105.50	105.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,039	95.00–101.50	98.81

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)	10	—	1,220	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
8	—	627	750.00	750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	637	200.00–210.00	205.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	230.00–233.00	231.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	839	185.00	185.00

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.