Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-07-18

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 18
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 535 vs last sale 800▼ 635 vs year ago 900 · −70.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
600 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 950▼ 100 vs year ago 700 · −14.3%
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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 are heading lower on Thursday, with losses of $2.10 to $2.50. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 5 cents on July 16 at $261.32. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $231.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −148.62 against this barn's trailing median of $379.62.
Average price
$231.00
5 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−43.33 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2695231.001,6055thin
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 sale5 hd
231.00
—
WA average1 barns · 5 hd
231.00
+0.00
National average146 barns · 5,413 hd
274.33
−43.33
This barn, trailing median21 sales
379.62
−148.62
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

21 sales
467417366316median 379.6203/1204/2307/0209/1010/22
Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $330.00, median $379.62 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—Average1,891176.963,34611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309145.621,907220
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,517131.441,993180
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,369130.501,787160

Every lot

14 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2857
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2695231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6055
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6506
Steers700–750Large 1-2734230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6886
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,0857
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3687245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6835
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,116158.80/cwt158.50–159.001,77215
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,891176.96/cwt174.00–179.003,34611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257142.50/cwt139.00–145.001,791105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357148.46/cwt145.00–151.002,015115
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,267127.79/cwt124.00–130.001,61975
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313128.44/cwt126.00–130.001,68675
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,459132.90/cwt130.00–135.001,93985
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,662133.59/cwt130.00–136.002,220105

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.