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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 30
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 620▼ 85 vs year ago 585 · −14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 1,240▲ 150 vs year ago 850 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 250 vs last sale 300▲ 35 vs year ago 15 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are down 70 cents in the expiring October contract, as other months are up $1.50 to $3.00. The CME Feeder Cattle Index fell $3.63 at $356.62 on October 28. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 lower. Best demand for beef type feeder cows. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.27/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −44.09 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$343.27
26 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$59.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.50
vs WA average
−31.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571359.212,05119thin
Small and Medium 2-3563300.001,6897thin
One grade step is worth $59.21/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd
343.27
—
WA average2 barns · 344 hd
349.77
−6.50
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−31.62
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−44.09
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
508435362289median 387.3603/1904/3006/1809/1010/22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,857173.193,21613
CowsLean 85-90%High1,179170.382,00888
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,451158.162,29597
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,692154.242,610170
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,488140.602,092191

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,5505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$2,36424

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2436
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2596360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1465
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2609348.18/cwt340.00–355.002,12011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,21813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,38612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4109
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-33661,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3007
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2471365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7197
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2549375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0597
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2-3563300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6897
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,04412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620343.81/cwt342.00–345.002,13213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,20112
Heifers850–900Large 2-3877259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,27111
Heifers900–950Large 1948260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4656
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls550–600Large 1-2594275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6347
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,100239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,6296
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,213230.99/cwt230.00–232.002,80210
Dairy Heifers1550–1600Large 31,551159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,4745
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685188.50/cwt188.50–188.503,1761
Bulls——1,708160.88/cwt155.00–169.002,7484
Bulls——1,953177.43/cwt172.00–181.003,4658
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed901259.50/cwt259.50–259.502,3389
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,030171.69/cwt169.00–177.501,76813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208154.33/cwt150.00–158.001,86413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,252163.11/cwt159.00–167.002,04246
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,274131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,419160.57/cwt157.00–165.002,27866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,493154.22/cwt152.00–156.502,30327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,700145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4654
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,243125.84/cwt116.00–129.501,56453
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,350141.92/cwt138.50–147.501,91628
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,364133.27/cwt130.00–136.501,81822
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,593152.75/cwt147.50–153.002,43379
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,710150.90/cwt148.00–153.002,58088
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,778155.54/cwt153.00–157.002,76691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0492,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2632,340.06/head2,250.00–2,425.002,34012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4022,388.72/head2,350.00–2,425.002,38912

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.