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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 21

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 470▲ 60 vs year ago 320 · +18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 800▼ 300 vs year ago 1,200 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 2.00-3.00 higher in a light test. CME Feeder cattle continue to lead the charge to the upside, with gains of 35 cents to $1.125. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up a penny at $254.27 on November 20. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Dairy cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.89/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −135.47 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.

Average price

$251.89

18 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

−15.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	269.00	1,431	11thin
Small and Medium 2-3	511	225.00	1,150	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd

251.89

—

WA average1 barns · 18 hd

251.89

+0.00

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−15.16

This barn, trailing median21 sales

387.36

−135.47

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,871	134.75	2,521	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	120.83	1,634	202
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,769	118.00	2,087	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,185	117.27	1,390	174
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,306	112.63	1,470	180
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,633	111.84	1,827	240

Every lot

39 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,610	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,509	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,506	10
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	231.32/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,413	12
Steers	850–900	Large 1	896	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,079	8
Steers	900–950	Large 1	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	5
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	937	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,883	6
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	955	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,058	5
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,225	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,377	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	5
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2-3	511	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,150	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,431	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	228.54/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,534	11
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	696	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,514	7
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	734	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,655	6
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	781	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,800	8
Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 2-3	793	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,340	10
Heifers	800–850	Small and Medium 2-3	833	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,333	8
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	975	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,087	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,071	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,099	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,163	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,861	5
Dairy Heifers	1500–1550	Large 3	1,525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,288	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,811	132.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,395	9
Bulls	—	—	2,005	140.40/cwt	138.00–142.50	2,815	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,355	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	112.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,298	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	120.00/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,447	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,692	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	114.87/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,507	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	130.47/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,720	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,744	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,769	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,087	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	109.86/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,267	85
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,250	98.20/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,228	40
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,442	115.10/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,660	95
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,658	111.43/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,848	95
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,757	117.40/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,063	105

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 Nov 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 470Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 800Year ago 1,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	532	269.00	269.00
11	650–700	671	228.00–229.00	228.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	225.00	225.00
10	750–800	793	169.00	169.00
8	800–850	833	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	696	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	734	225.50	225.50
8	750–800	781	230.50	230.50
6	950–1000	975	214.00	214.00
5	1050–1100	1,071	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	252	750.00	750.00
7	450–500	475	339.00	339.00
12	500–550	503	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	563	267.50	267.50
12	600–650	611	226.00–235.00	231.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	937	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	896	232.00	232.00
5	900–950	918	222.50	222.50
5	950–1000	955	215.50	215.50
6	1200–1250	1,225	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,163	160.00	160.00
5	1500–1550	1,525	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,005	138.00–142.50	140.40
9	—	1,811	129.00–135.00	132.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	129.00–132.50	130.55
80	—	1,150	110.00–116.00	112.87
85	—	1,206	116.00–123.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,318	129.00–134.50	130.47
95	—	1,411	120.00–126.00	123.58
85	—	1,312	107.00–120.00	114.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,153	106.00–113.00	109.86
95	—	1,442	113.00–117.00	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,757	114.00–120.00	117.40
95	—	1,658	108.00–114.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,250	96.00–101.00	98.20

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.