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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 13
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 610▲ 216 vs year ago 470 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,000▲ 0 vs year ago 800 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 200▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 up $1 in the November contract, with other contracts fown $5.60 to $6.20. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $2.09 to $340.67 on November 11. Slaughter cows 1and bulls 1.00-6.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate demand especially for feeder type cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $400.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −63.96 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$400.33
44 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,215
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$39.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−24.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545409.312,23033
Small and Medium 2-3579377.502,1865thin
Small and Medium 1-2579370.002,1426thin
One grade step is worth $39.31/cwt here — about $87 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 sale44 hd
400.33
—
WA average1 barns · 44 hd
400.33
+0.00
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−24.54
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
−63.96
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 500–600 lb

16 sales
567500433366median 464.2903/1904/1605/2108/2010/08
Steers 500–600 lb: high $553.41, low $379.52, median $464.29 across 16 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—Low1,884155.172,9248thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,325152.802,02491
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,732152.002,6335thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,244148.181,84386
Dairy Bulls—Low1,620138.002,2361thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,518144.022,187166
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,461140.082,046216

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,36844
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$2,6757

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3386430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6606
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2401430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7246
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1069
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,05011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,2379
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557398.92/cwt391.50–407.502,22224
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3579377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1865
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2579370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1426
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2690342.21/cwt340.00–345.002,36116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5645
Steers750–800Large 1789320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,52511
Steers850–900Large 1867305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-3392350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,37211
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2439360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5807
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7718
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2466360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6789
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0776
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618336.62/cwt330.00–345.002,08011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661321.08/cwt320.00–322.002,12215
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2975239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,3306
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,85214
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Small and Medium 3-4510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3779
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 3-4648250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6206
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Small and Medium 41,094152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6638
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,165227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,6457
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Small and Medium 41,200159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9086
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,810155.14/cwt151.00–162.002,8086
Bulls——1,935169.50/cwt169.50–169.503,2801
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,280141.00/cwt141.00–141.003,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,126124.98/cwt110.00–131.001,40718
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,166151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7617
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,178171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266146.19/cwt138.50–151.001,85111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,288149.13/cwt147.00–151.001,9219
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,294155.36/cwt152.00–158.502,01039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308153.28/cwt152.00–157.502,00543
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,312156.47/cwt154.00–159.502,05318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,378152.50/cwt152.50–152.502,1016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386150.24/cwt149.00–151.002,08221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,732152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,6335
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,240118.33/cwt111.00–125.001,46729
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362142.32/cwt140.00–144.001,93878
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,362140.91/cwt138.00–143.001,91978
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,579135.66/cwt133.00–137.502,1429
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,591146.14/cwt142.50–147.502,325100
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,657145.52/cwt144.75–149.002,41188
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,620138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2532,270.20/head2,000.00–2,500.002,27033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3212,661.76/head2,650.00–2,675.002,66211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0612,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6757

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.