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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 23

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← May 16May 23Jun 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 450▼ 5 vs year ago 465 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

800 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 850▼ 100 vs year ago 900 · −11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. CME Feeder cattle got hit with higher inputs from gains in the corn and weaker fat cattle on Thursday. Contracts were down 65 cents to $1.45 at the close. May expired and rolled off the board at $250.325. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up another 37 cents on May 21 to $248.81. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher. 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 $332.32/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −131.97 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$332.32

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

+18.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	332.32	1,804	29

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 sale29 hd

332.32

—

WA average1 barns · 29 hd

332.32

+0.00

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+18.22

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−131.97

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	1,800	167.33	3,012	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	136.07	1,759	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	131.95	1,564	100
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	128.85	1,716	263
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	121.89	1,596	105

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	651	$1,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$2,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,472	$2,450	5

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	173	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	1,085.07/head	935.00–1,125.00	1,085	27
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,740	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	338.92/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,806	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,792	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	638	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,885	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,855	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	294.21/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,004	16
Steers	750–800	Large 1	759	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,008	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	157	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,343	5
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	7
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,465	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,784	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,754	26
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2-3	686	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,544	6
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	710	253.68/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,801	18
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small 4	751	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	777	15
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	6
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small 4	837	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	891	10
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	998	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,597	5
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,007	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,500	8
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,899	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	167.33/cwt	166.00–169.50	3,012	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,030	143.72/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,480	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	128.63/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,470	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	133.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,616	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	131.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,667	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	137.69/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,875	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,114	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,254	20
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,109	107.13/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,188	33
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	128.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,679	105
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,359	123.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,682	85
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	135.14/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,903	125
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,472	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,523	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 450Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 850Year ago 900

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	144.50	144.50
105	—	1,362	134.00–140.00	137.69
85	—	1,265	128.00–134.00	131.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,030	143.50–144.00	143.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,208	132.00–135.00	133.74
35	—	1,143	123.00–132.00	128.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,359	122.00–125.00	123.75
20	—	1,100	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,310	124.00–131.00	128.20
125	—	1,408	131.00–138.00	135.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,109	103.00–110.00	107.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,800	166.00–169.50	167.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	495	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	686	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	157	550.00	550.00
5	450–500	467	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	514	285.00	285.00
9	600–650	626	285.00	285.00
26	650–700	651	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	710	246.00–260.00	253.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	150–200	173	875.00	875.00
27	250–300	287	935.00–1,125.00	1,085.07
10	450–500	464	375.00	375.00
21	500–550	533	337.50–340.00	338.92
8	550–600	569	315.00	315.00
16	650–700	681	292.50–295.00	294.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	295.50	295.50
7	650–700	665	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	759	264.50	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	751	103.50	103.50
10	800–850	837	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	835	154.00	154.00
5	950–1000	998	160.00	160.00
8	1000–1050	1,007	149.00	149.00
6	1250–1300	1,266	150.00	150.00

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	5	—	1,472	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,523	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	651	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.