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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 25

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

850 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 900▼ 840 vs year ago 1,690 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 800▼ 200 vs year ago 900 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker cattle less than 550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder cattle more than 550 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower. CME Feeders posted positive trade action, up $1.65 to $2.25 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle index was back up $2.51 on April 24 to $245.15. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $260.60/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −126.76 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$260.60

41 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−9.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	265.51	1,547	29
Small and Medium 1-2	549	248.75	1,365	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

260.60

—

WA average1 barns · 41 hd

260.60

+0.00

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−9.59

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−126.76

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	2,139	154.65	3,308	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	133.43	1,715	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,933	130.75	2,527	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	129.13	1,567	122
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	128.50	2,158	4thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,818	127.47	2,317	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,356	124.73	1,691	125
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	114.46	1,550	110

Every lot

44 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,572	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	327.30/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,712	59
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	12
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	545	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,594	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,755	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	670	263.30/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,764	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	271.60/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,844	44
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	710	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,750	25
Steers	700–750	Large 1	739	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,958	13
Steers	750–800	Large 1Value Added	782	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,932	10
Steers	750–800	Large 1	782	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,932	8
Steers	850–900	Large 1	861	238.25/cwt	229.00–244.00	2,051	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,257	10
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	424	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,081	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	310.72/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,495	39
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	514	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,285	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	262.49/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,543	24
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	597	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,475	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	607	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,504	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,677	44
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	643	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,585	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,654	9
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	740	241.83/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,790	32
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	786	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,729	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small 4	796	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	868	6
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small and Medium 4	813	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	732	7
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small 4	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	5
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,163	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,803	9
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,095	8
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,063	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,927	148.72/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,866	11
Bulls	—	—	2,245	157.61/cwt	154.00–159.50	3,538	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,369	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	132.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,603	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	125.01/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,524	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	135.02/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,755	100
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,933	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	2,527	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,150	105.57/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,214	60
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,356	124.73/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,691	125
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	125.13/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,002	50
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	2,158	4
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,818	127.47/cwt	124.50–129.00	2,317	12

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 900Year ago 1,690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 800Year ago 900

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,933	130.75	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	119.00	119.00
100	—	1,300	133.00–136.50	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,219	118.00–131.00	125.01
65	—	1,208	131.00–134.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,600	123.00–127.00	125.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,150	101.00–108.50	105.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,818	124.50–129.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,356	123.00–126.00	124.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	2,245	154.00–159.50	157.61
11	—	1,927	140.00–154.00	148.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	813	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1150–1200	1,163	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	796	109.00	109.00
5	800–850	835	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	597	247.00	247.00
14	600–650	643	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	700–750	740	234.00–245.00	241.83
5	750–800	786	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	280.00	280.00
26	600–650	607	247.50–248.00	247.75
33	650–700	665	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	396	317.50	317.50
39	450–500	481	310.00–314.00	310.72
24	550–600	588	255.00–270.00	262.49
44	600–650	633	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	689	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	739	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	782	247.00	247.00
13	850–900	861	229.00–244.00	238.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	782	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	710	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	449	350.00	350.00
59	500–550	523	311.00–332.50	327.30
8	550–600	583	301.00	301.00
44	650–700	679	257.50–280.00	271.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
35	650–700	670	251.00–272.00	263.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	210.00	210.00

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.