Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-06-27

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,240 head
▲ 1,060 vs last sale 180▲ 460 vs year ago 780 · +59.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 850▼ 200 vs year ago 900 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle ground lower after hitting technical resistance, settling $1.05 to $1.15 lower. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 73 cents higher on June 26 at $259.04. Slaughter cows on the Boners 3.00-5.00 lower. Lean 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.96/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −97.40 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$289.96
70 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$41.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
+20.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538293.521,58064
Small and Medium 1-2572252.001,4416thin
One grade step is worth $41.52/cwt here — about $138 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 sale70 hd
289.96
—
WA average1 barns · 70 hd
289.96
+0.00
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
+20.68
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−97.40
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
508435362289median 387.3603/1904/3006/1809/1010/22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,899175.963,34214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,645150.002,46811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,381144.842,000223
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,236136.161,68370
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,387137.311,905115
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,318132.951,752100

Every lot

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2213975.00/head975.00–975.009755
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2474282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3396
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,85416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8189
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned584297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,73710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,89940
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627303.68/cwt297.50–310.001,90431
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,47716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,78632
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2695253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,75814
Steers700–750Large 1-2700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,75015
Steers700–750Large 1735268.25/cwt268.00–268.501,97241
Steers750–800Large 1765254.97/cwt245.00–256.751,95147
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7867
Steers800–850Large 1828235.21/cwt230.00–239.001,94845
Steers850–900Large 1874236.50/cwt230.00–242.502,06723
Steers950–1000Large 1959220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,11015
Steers1050–1100Large 11,081189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0435
Steers1100–1150Large 1Value Added1,119167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,8748
Steers1200–1250Large 11,211147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7805
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536303.18/cwt300.00–311.001,62550
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned546259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,41414
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2572252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4416
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2614229.77/cwt215.00–260.001,41124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned623251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5646
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,79934
Heifers650–700Large 1-2655241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5797
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658261.93/cwt257.00–269.001,72327
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2660250.60/cwt249.50–253.501,65442
Heifers700–750Large 1726234.07/cwt231.00–236.501,69955
Heifers750–800Large 1-2756224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,69310
Heifers750–800Large 1786237.80/cwt229.50–240.001,86962
Heifers800–850Large 1827223.55/cwt220.00–230.001,84922
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8086
Heifers850–900Large 1878208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,82613
Heifers900–950Large 1904208.41/cwt208.00–209.001,88417
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2-3830181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5028
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3926166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,53714
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,048157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,6517
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,173160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,87732
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,296153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,9898
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,885175.61/cwt172.00–177.503,31013
Bulls——2,085180.50/cwt180.50–180.503,7631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147157.07/cwt151.50–160.001,80213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180140.63/cwt136.00–143.001,65925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,267133.68/cwt130.00–136.001,69445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364139.20/cwt135.00–142.001,89955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406145.82/cwt142.00–148.502,050155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,46811
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,236129.21/cwt125.00–132.001,59735
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262135.99/cwt133.00–138.001,71665
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,362134.97/cwt132.00–137.001,83865
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,550139.03/cwt138.00–140.002,15550

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.