Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2025-01-23

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 23
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 315▼ 420 vs year ago 630 · −66.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
760 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 850▼ 140 vs year ago 900 · −15.6%
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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 are up anywhere from 7 to 52 cents at midday on Thursday. Nearby January also set a new all time high of $277.85. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 16 cents from the day prior at $278.18 on January 21. Slaughter dairy cows 11.-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $302.81/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −76.81 against this barn's trailing median of $379.62.
Average price
$302.81
13 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−7.63 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2636302.811,92613thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale13 hd
302.81
—
WA average1 barns · 13 hd
302.81
+0.00
National average137 barns · 23,827 hd
310.44
−7.63
This barn, trailing median21 sales
379.62
−76.81
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 600–700 lb

21 sales
467417366316median 379.6203/1204/2307/0209/1010/22
Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $330.00, median $379.62 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—Average1,852143.392,65514
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,874130.002,4365thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,536124.331,910320
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,413123.051,739305

Every lot

16 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6145
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636302.81/cwt300.00–306.001,92613
Steers750–800Large 1771267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0626
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5625
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Small 4245375.00/head375.00–375.003755
Dairy Heifers250–300Small 4279525.00/head525.00–525.005258
Dairy Heifers600–650Small 4619132.50/cwt132.50–132.508207
Dairy Heifers850–900Small 4868167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4505
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,100179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,9755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,840142.69/cwt139.00–146.002,62513
Bulls——2,005152.50/cwt152.50–152.503,0581
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,367120.00/cwt115.00–123.001,640150
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,458126.01/cwt123.00–128.001,837155
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,458119.42/cwt111.00–125.001,741155
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,609128.95/cwt125.00–131.502,075165
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,874130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4365

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.