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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 15

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 470▲ 140 vs year ago 400 · +35.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

800 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 600▼ 300 vs year ago 1,100 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts and market not reported last week. Feeder cattle futures are showing 65 cent to $1.50 losses on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $0.23 at $245.32 on August 13. Slaughter cows weak. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade moderate to active with moderate to 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 $258.40/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −205.89 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$258.40

14 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−21.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	258.40	1,494	14thin

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 sale14 hd

258.40

—

WA average1 barns · 14 hd

258.40

+0.00

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−21.94

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−205.89

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	1,913	174.69	3,341	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	140.20	1,741	212
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,713	173.77	2,977	8thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,044	145.50	2,974	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	130.01	1,742	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,567	128.21	2,009	225

Every lot

32 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	378	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,077	5
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	479	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,078	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	258.40/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,494	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	196.20/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,626	14
Steers	800–850	Large 1	831	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,899	17
Steers	900–950	Large 1	911	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,004	7
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	955	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,709	10
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	991	194.40/cwt	192.00–195.50	1,927	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	419	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	943	5
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2-3	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	547	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,302	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,436	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	596	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,359	8
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	603	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,345	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,463	11
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	832	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,597	10
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,086	7
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,044	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 2-3	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small 4	806	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	883	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	170.63/cwt	164.00–173.00	3,242	15
Bulls	—	—	1,920	177.13/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,401	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,773	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	136.04/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,647	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	142.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,804	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,041	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,222	116.73/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,426	45
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	130.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,742	25
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,606	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,061	85
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,695	133.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,263	95
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,044	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,974	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,713	173.77/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,977	8

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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 470Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 600Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	547	238.00	238.00
11	600–650	616	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	603	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	596	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	832	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	800–850	831	228.50	228.50
7	900–950	911	220.00	220.00
25	950–1000	991	192.00–195.50	194.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	285.00	285.00
14	550–600	578	257.50–260.00	258.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	955	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	829	192.50–199.00	196.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	855	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	806	109.50	109.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,920	173.00–179.00	177.13
15	—	1,900	164.00–173.00	170.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,370	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,262	138.00–146.00	142.98
4	—	1,194	148.50	148.50
95	—	1,211	133.00–138.00	136.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,340	128.00–131.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,044	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,695	131.00–136.00	133.52
85	—	1,606	125.00–131.00	128.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,222	111.00–120.00	116.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,713	171.00–175.00	173.77

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.