Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-01-11

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 11
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 240▼ 400 vs year ago 600 · −66.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,000▼ 200 vs year ago 1,200 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. CME Feeders also pushed higher with $1.22 to $1.65 gains on Thursday. Low temps and snow fall have cattle health and transport at the front of market participant minds. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for was $227.75 on 1/10, back down by 66 cents. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.23/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$148.23
30 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4
$64.00/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 1-2650169.001,09913thin
Small and Medium 1-2552150.008287thin
Small and Medium 2-3426135.005755thin
Small and Medium 3-4647105.006795thin
One grade step is worth $64.00/cwt here — about $419 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 sale30 hd
148.23
—
WA average1 barns · 30 hd
148.23
+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—Average1,772113.142,0049thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,268109.001,3824thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,841103.001,8964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,51797.991,486567
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28192.401,184366

Every lot

22 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519172.50/cwt172.50–172.508959
Steers—Large 1Fleshy991162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6057
Steers—Large 11,124145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6305
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3426135.00/cwt135.00–135.005755
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008287
Heifers—Small and Medium 3-4647105.00/cwt105.00–105.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,09913
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small 463680.00/cwt80.00–80.005096
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 479479.50/cwt79.50–79.506319
Dairy Heifers—Large 3869122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0607
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725112.28/cwt110.00–115.001,9378
Bulls——2,145120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,5741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,20017
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,20084.92/cwt82.00–87.001,01950
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25488.74/cwt83.00–93.001,113175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3824
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,300106.25/cwt102.50–109.001,381100
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30595.36/cwt93.00–97.001,244185
Cows—Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,324107.75/cwt107.75–107.751,4276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55693.97/cwt91.00–96.001,462195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,70599.14/cwt96.00–101.501,690205
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,841103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8964

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.