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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 6
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 500▲ 130 vs year ago 480 · +27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,000▲ 200 vs year ago 800 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 50▼ 300 vs year ago 500 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. CME Feeder cattle fell lower by $3 to $4.75 on the Thursday session following Wednesday's limit losses. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.66 to $347.82 on November 5. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −72.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$315.00
6 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−55.24
vs WA average
−50.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2585315.001,8436thin
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 sale6 hd
315.00
—
WA average2 barns · 220 hd
370.24
−55.24
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−50.61
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−72.36
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—Low1,946169.203,29215
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,128160.871,815105
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,441157.022,26343
Dairy Bulls—Low1,688166.722,8142thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,649152.682,518180
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,368138.471,895252

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$2,91919
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,417$2,86240
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,81615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$2,7005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,402$2,52651

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-22011,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0546
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531393.41/cwt390.00–395.002,08915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633353.73/cwt345.00–360.002,23914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7175
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8436
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1746
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 3-4608285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7336
Heifers800–850Small and Medium 3-4836117.00/cwt117.00–117.009785
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3898187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6848
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2952195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,85611
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,043215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,24210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-21691,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4007
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Small and Medium 3-4838167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4045
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3523285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4916
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,095235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5736
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,137233.22/cwt230.00–235.002,65217
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,186222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,6398
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,214232.30/cwt230.00–235.002,82011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1300–1350Large 31,343191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,5656
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,866176.59/cwt174.50–183.503,2956
Bulls——1,999164.28/cwt159.00–173.003,2849
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,015156.31/cwt153.00–160.001,58739
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,141178.33/cwt175.00–179.502,03517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182146.12/cwt145.00–148.001,72710
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,222161.60/cwt156.00–169.001,97539
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,364157.70/cwt155.50–159.502,15122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,369146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,527155.84/cwt152.50–160.502,3809
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,594173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,7584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,594151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4074
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,143121.27/cwt114.00–125.501,38662
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,248132.69/cwt127.50–137.501,65661
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410150.16/cwt148.00–153.002,11784
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,411141.68/cwt139.00–143.001,99915
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,550150.50/cwt147.50–152.502,333114
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,859154.88/cwt153.00–158.002,87996
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,688166.72/cwt162.50–171.002,8142
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1882,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,923.60/head2,850.00–3,000.002,92410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2432,542.04/head2,450.00–2,600.002,54221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2892,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3372,919.27/head2,850.00–3,000.002,91919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4172,861.74/head2,800.00–2,950.002,86240
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5592,587.92/head2,325.00–2,750.002,58825

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.