Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-06-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 220 vs last sale 400▼ 170 vs year ago 350 · −48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 700▼ 150 vs year ago 1,000 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures were also mixed on Thursday, with September up a nickel, with other contracts down 10 to 77 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.60 on June 18 at $255.47. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $254.76/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −114.61 against this barn's trailing median of $369.37.
Average price
$254.76
13 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+2.76 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626254.761,59513thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale13 hd
254.76
—
WA average1 barns · 13 hd
254.76
+0.00
National average142 barns · 7,147 hd
252.00
+2.76
This barn, trailing median18 sales
369.37
−114.61
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 600–700 lb

18 sales
423379334290median 369.3703/0504/2306/1108/2710/22
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $408.96, low $303.72, median $369.37 across 18 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,965171.803,37631
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,358149.242,027259
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,633136.002,2215thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,405136.721,922290
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,800134.502,4214thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,216127.501,550130

Every lot

19 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7226
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2695
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626254.76/cwt254.00–256.001,59513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3496
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Small and Medium 3-4563200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1265
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Small and Medium 477898.00/cwt98.00–98.007629
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,178159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8736
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,855182.69/cwt181.00–184.503,3892
Bulls——1,930163.10/cwt159.00–168.003,14810
Bulls——1,995175.24/cwt171.00–179.503,49619
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357151.24/cwt147.00–154.002,052185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371143.63/cwt138.00–147.001,96970
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,2215
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108130.79/cwt127.00–133.501,44965
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195132.09/cwt129.00–135.001,57895
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,323124.21/cwt119.00–127.001,64365
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,508138.98/cwt135.00–141.502,096195
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,800134.50/cwt134.50–134.502,4214

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.