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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 4

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 370▼ 60 vs year ago 300 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▲ 350 vs last sale 650▼ 100 vs year ago 1,100 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the holidays the last 2 weeks and market not reported. Trade active with very good demand. Feeder cattle futures ended the Thursday session triple digits lower with losses of as much as 0.6%. March feeders are still down by $1.32 to $1.42 through midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 1/3 was $228.65, up by $3.60.

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 $185.80/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$185.80

28 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	409	212.50	869	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	663	182.19	1,207	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	661	160.00	1,058	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale28 hd

185.80

—

WA average1 barns · 28 hd

185.80

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,050	118.22	2,424	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	117.50	1,919	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,054	114.95	2,361	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,697	111.02	1,884	384
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,332	94.72	1,262	360

Every lot

19 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	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	5
Steers	—	Large 1	768	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,544	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	901	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,433	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	409	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,228	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	661	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,058	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,194	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	844	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	971	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	901	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,216	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	973	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	822	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,114	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,493	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,050	118.22/cwt	115.00–120.50	2,424	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	940	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,194	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	90.91/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,187	175
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,357	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,334	185
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,919	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,654	106.71/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,765	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,754	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,013	195
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,054	114.95/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,361	8

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 370Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 650Year ago 1,100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,633	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,357	95.00–100.50	98.33
175	—	1,306	85.00–95.00	90.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,654	100.00–112.00	106.71
195	—	1,754	112.00–117.00	114.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,054	113.00–117.00	114.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,050	115.00–120.50	118.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	901	135.00	135.00
14	—	1,114	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	973	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	901	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	682	175.00	175.00
5	—	620	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	844	115.00	115.00

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.