Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-07-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 25
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,135 head
▲ 870 vs last sale 265▲ 275 vs year ago 860 · +32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 600▼ 60 vs year ago 860 · −7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures are up 27 cents to $1.52. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 63 cents at $258.39 on July 23. Slaughter cows and 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 $260.90/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −126.46 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$260.90
17 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,401
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$17
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$8.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−3.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530263.361,39612thin
Small and Medium 1-2554255.001,4135thin
One grade step is worth $8.36/cwt here — about −$17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale17 hd
260.90
—
WA average1 barns · 17 hd
260.90
+0.00
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−3.73
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−126.46
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—High1,881180.423,39312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,750150.462,6336thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,412146.252,065345
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,344144.691,945433
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,950142.002,7694thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517288.36/cwt280.00–300.001,49112
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2581250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4535
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3589265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5616
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2640258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,65111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,65111
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2660244.83/cwt235.00–257.501,61616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,82311
Steers700–750Large 1733255.49/cwt250.50–261.001,87321
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3736199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4658
Steers750–800Large 1770242.97/cwt236.00–245.751,87161
Steers800–850Large 1836233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,9529
Steers850–900Large 1870229.45/cwt220.00–235.001,99643
Steers950–1000Large 1964207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,00018
Steers1250–1300Large 11,298175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2728
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2496260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2906
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530263.36/cwt259.00–268.001,39612
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2554255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4135
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2641230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4747
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,74426
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2664227.16/cwt215.00–237.001,50821
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735216.26/cwt210.00–225.001,59019
Heifers700–750Large 1741243.35/cwt235.00–244.001,803156
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3743224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6646
Heifers750–800Large 1763232.75/cwt227.50–236.001,776119
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6855
Heifers750–800Large 1-2798212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6966
Heifers800–850Large 2-3816175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4286
Heifers800–850Large 1826220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8179
Heifers800–850Large 1-2848192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6326
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5798
Heifers850–900Large 1867224.33/cwt219.00–227.501,94530
Heifers850–900Large 1-2877192.26/cwt180.00–217.501,68615
Heifers1150–1200Large 11,188166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9725
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0415
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Small and Medium 2-3704199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4019
Beef/Dairy Heifers850–900Small and Medium 2-3875143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2519
Beef/Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2-3891177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,57714
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3993170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6888
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Small and Medium 4789109.50/cwt109.50–109.508649
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3824110.00/cwt110.00–110.0090618
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,110160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,78216
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3692203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4056
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3823182.92/cwt160.00–192.501,50520
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Large 2-3908185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6809
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 2-31,014179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,81512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,864187.50/cwt187.50–187.503,4951
Bulls——1,882179.78/cwt175.00–182.503,38311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,9515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230140.73/cwt137.00–143.001,731153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359142.65/cwt139.00–145.001,939145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,407146.86/cwt143.00–148.002,066280
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,456148.59/cwt145.00–151.002,163195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750150.46/cwt150.00–151.002,6336
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,950142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,7694

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.