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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 17

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▼ 520 vs last sale 1,090▲ 20 vs year ago 550 · +3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

800 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 700▼ 400 vs year ago 1,200 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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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 were up 25 to 62 cents in the nearby and down 22 to 60 cents for the deferreds. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 78 cents at $250.25 on October 16. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Dairy cows weak to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade light to moderate with light to moderate 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 $245.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −219.29 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.

Average price

$245.00

7 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−54.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	245.00	1,423	7thin

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 sale7 hd

245.00

—

WA average1 barns · 7 hd

245.00

+0.00

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−54.33

This barn, trailing median16 sales

464.29

−219.29

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	1,927	136.64	2,633	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	127.88	1,795	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	126.00	2,394	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,628	117.27	1,909	320
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	111.37	1,392	300

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$1,558	12

Every lot

22 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,346	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,423	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,487	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	260.54/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,105	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,179	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	231.67/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,332	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,341	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,251	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,326	5
Bulls	700–750	Large 1	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,927	136.64/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,633	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,145	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,643	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	127.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,799	125
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,394	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	106.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,325	125
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	114.87/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,440	175
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,593	113.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,813	135
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,654	119.79/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,981	185
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,188	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	6

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 1,090Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 700Year ago 1,200

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	735	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	647	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	424	258.00–262.50	260.54
5	500–550	507	232.50	232.50
14	550–600	575	227.00–236.00	231.67
6	650–700	654	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	581	245.00	245.00
14	600–650	607	245.00	245.00
6	650–700	685	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,188	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,253	1,590.00	1,590.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,927	134.00–141.00	136.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,412	123.00–130.00	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,900	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,254	112.00–117.00	114.87
125	—	1,244	100.00–112.00	106.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,654	117.00–122.00	119.79
135	—	1,593	110.00–117.00	113.81

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.