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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 650▲ 150 vs year ago 750 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

800 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 1,000▼ 100 vs year ago 900 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher. CME Feeders were the leaders with the weaker corn action, as contracts were up $1.17 to $2.27 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle index was back down 28 cents on April 17 to $242.35. Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.76/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −121.60 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$265.76

57 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$81.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+1.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	288.54	1,600	41
Small and Medium 2-3	545	207.38	1,131	16thin

One grade step is worth $81.17/cwt here — about $469 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

265.76

—

WA average1 barns · 57 hd

265.76

+0.00

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+1.24

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−121.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $493.55, low $302.65, median $387.36 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,900	153.14	2,910	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	131.82	1,786	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	120.00	1,946	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,556	114.56	1,783	310
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	113.33	1,370	290

Every lot

40 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	328	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,000	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,414	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	328.54/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,511	30
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	499	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,509	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	311.63/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,630	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,730	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	302.80/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,705	41
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 2-3	610	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,653	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	279.85/cwt	279.75–280.00	1,881	28
Steers	750–800	Large 1Value Added	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	12
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2Fleshy	814	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,486	5
Steers	800–850	Large 1	821	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,765	11
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,006	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,886	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	394	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,245	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	327.85/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,384	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	306.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,417	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,442	16
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2-3	501	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,247	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	288.47/cwt	284.00–292.50	1,552	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	288.59/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,633	24
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,653	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,797	16
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2-3	695	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,717	9
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	711	216.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,538	12
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	759	226.94/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,722	28
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	811	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,517	5
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	966	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,700	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 3-4	387	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	793	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2-3	917	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,284	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	602	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,234	14
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 3	1,353	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,070	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	153.14/cwt	148.00–156.50	2,910	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	131.82/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,786	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,946	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	108.42/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,253	135
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	117.61/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,476	155
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	110.85/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,666	145
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,603	117.82/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,889	165

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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 650Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,000Year ago 900

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,355	127.00–135.00	131.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,622	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,603	114.00–121.00	117.82
145	—	1,503	107.00–114.00	110.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,255	113.00–121.00	117.61
135	—	1,156	102.00–113.00	108.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,900	148.00–156.50	153.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	460	310.00–337.50	328.54
26	500–550	523	311.00–312.50	311.63
41	550–600	563	293.00–310.00	302.80
28	650–700	672	279.75–280.00	279.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	499	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	419	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	529	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	821	215.00	215.00
10	1000–1050	1,006	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	814	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	249.00	249.00
9	550–600	580	175.00	175.00
9	650–700	695	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	422	310.00–337.50	327.85
26	450–500	463	300.00–320.00	306.12
17	500–550	538	284.00–292.50	288.47
24	550–600	566	280.00–291.00	288.59
6	600–650	601	275.00	275.00
16	650–700	657	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
22	350–400	394	316.00	316.00
16	450–500	494	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	966	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	711	210.00–225.00	216.29
28	750–800	759	212.00–231.00	226.94
5	800–850	811	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	917	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	602	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1350–1400	1,353	153.00	153.00

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.