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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 15
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 540▼ 135 vs year ago 450 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 900▼ 50 vs year ago 850 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder this week for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle futures extended the losses to Thursday, with losses of $3.40 to $6.35 in most contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 24 cents on May 14, with the average price at $302.17. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $245.00/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −69.96 against this barn's trailing median of $314.96.
Average price
$245.00
12 head · 853 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−27.11 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1853245.002,09012thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
245.00
—
WA average1 barns · 12 hd
245.00
+0.00
National average99 barns · 6,815 hd
272.11
−27.11
This barn, trailing median13 sales
314.96
−69.96
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 800–900 lb

13 sales
364321279236median 314.9603/2604/3006/0408/2010/08
Heifers 800–900 lb: high $350.00, low $250.00, median $314.96 across 13 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—Average1,925168.343,24016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,365151.252,06410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,194147.681,76329
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,301138.411,800245
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,599136.382,181245

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,4006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,277$2,1006

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,1118
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1725
Steers1350–1400Large 11,364205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7967
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers850–900Large 1853245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,09012
Heifers900–950Large 1935227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,12710
Heifers950–1000Large 2-3992194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,92910
Heifers1150–1200Large 11,190149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7735
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3-4530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7235
Beef/Dairy Steers1300–1350Large 11,300207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,6986
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Small 4484180.00/cwt180.00–180.008715
Dairy Heifers700–750Small 4740120.92/cwt120.00–122.0089513
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 3-4765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1487
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 4785118.00/cwt118.00–118.009265
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,006194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9525
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,144194.50/cwt194.50–194.502,22511
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,368207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,8325
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,833173.41/cwt168.00–176.503,1799
Bulls——2,043161.82/cwt155.00–168.003,3067
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188154.03/cwt153.50–154.251,83015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200140.88/cwt136.00–145.001,69114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,1205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,0025
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,26025
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,258139.10/cwt135.00–142.001,75095
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,260124.52/cwt112.00–127.501,56945
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,357143.74/cwt142.00–145.001,951105
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,610134.69/cwt130.00–138.002,169105
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,709141.48/cwt138.00–144.002,418115
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2772,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1006

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.