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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 3

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 355▲ 45 vs year ago 525 · +8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 700▼ 600 vs year ago 1,300 · −46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle futures are down a nickel to $1.05 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 9 cents at $247.29 on October 1. Dairy slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with 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 $290.66/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −173.64 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$290.66

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.93

vs WA average

+3.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	290.66	1,636	16thin

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 sale16 hd

290.66

—

WA average2 barns · 224 hd

298.59

−7.93

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+3.84

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−173.64

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	—	Low	1,989	139.73	2,780	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	130.30	1,739	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	114.56	1,339	78
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,609	123.14	1,982	220
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,388	120.44	1,671	200

Every lot

30 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,670	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,600	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,516	6
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1	748	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,653	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	6
Steers	800–850	Large 1	827	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,828	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2-3	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,342	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	240.40/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,301	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	244.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,387	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	977	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small 4	789	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	753	6
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small 4	841	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	862	7
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3-4	877	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,272	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,927	143.36/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,763	11
Bulls	—	—	2,044	134.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,744	9
Bulls	—	—	2,185	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	982	88.65/cwt	88.00–89.00	871	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,585	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	117.31/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,431	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	125.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,547	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	131.78/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,742	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	126.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,755	35
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,363	117.18/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,597	95
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,410	123.38/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,740	105
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,557	119.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,862	105
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,657	126.40/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,094	115

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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 355Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 700Year ago 1,300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	275.00	275.00
15	500–550	541	240.00–241.00	240.40
11	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	244.70
5	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	748	221.00	221.00
6	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
9	800–850	827	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	314.00	314.00
9	550–600	587	272.50	272.50
6	600–650	619	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	689	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	877	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	789	95.50	95.50
7	800–850	841	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,044	131.00–136.00	134.26
1	—	2,185	149.00	149.00
11	—	1,927	139.00–146.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,229	122.00–128.00	125.91
25	—	1,220	109.00–122.00	117.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	982	88.00–89.00	88.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,386	124.00–128.00	126.64
45	—	1,322	128.00–134.00	131.78
6	—	1,128	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,557	115.00–123.00	119.57
115	—	1,657	123.00–129.00	126.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,410	121.00–125.00	123.38
95	—	1,363	111.00–121.00	117.18

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.