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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← May 10May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 600▼ 205 vs year ago 655 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

850 head

▲ 850 vs last sale 0▲ 150 vs year ago 700 · +21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 70 vs year ago 100 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeders settled the Thursday session with contracts up 95 cents to $1.70. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up 54 cents on May 15 to $242.33. Slaughter cows Steady to firm. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.63/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −140.66 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$323.63

60 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+12.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	323.63	1,808	60

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

323.63

—

WA average1 barns · 60 hd

323.63

+0.00

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+12.86

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−140.66

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $464.29 across 16 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	1,887	162.69	3,070	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	138.00	1,342	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	134.47	1,712	210
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,630	125.32	2,042	135
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	121.13	1,450	177

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,050	7

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,432	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	344.08/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,744	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,842	34
Steers	700–750	Large 1	735	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,896	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	359	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	808	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	300.89/cwt	300.50–302.00	1,571	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,697	8
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	933	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,586	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,019	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,559	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,265	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,879	5
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,339	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,942	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	867	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,639	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,130	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,932	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,938	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	154.84/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,834	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,191	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	918	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,285	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,370	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	130.69/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,585	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	136.57/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,785	135
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	114.43/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,335	45
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,518	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	123.22/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,488	125
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	121.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,919	50
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,659	127.59/cwt	125.00–129.50	2,117	85
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,330	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	7

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 May 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 600Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 850Last week 0Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	933	170.00	170.00
6	1000–1050	1,019	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	522	300.50–302.00	300.89
8	650–700	676	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	409	350.00	350.00
26	500–550	507	343.00–345.00	344.08
34	550–600	598	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1250–1300	1,265	148.50	148.50
6	1300–1350	1,339	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,130	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	867	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,140	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,330	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,919	165.00–167.00	166.26
1	—	1,835	174.00	174.00
11	—	1,830	145.00–160.00	154.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,000	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,307	133.00–139.00	136.57
75	—	1,213	127.00–133.00	130.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,659	125.00–129.50	127.59
50	—	1,580	115.00–125.00	121.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,208	119.00–126.00	123.22
45	—	1,167	107.00–119.00	114.43
7	—	1,195	127.00	127.00

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.