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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 686▲ 72 vs year ago 380 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
730 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 800▼ 170 vs year ago 900 · −18.9%
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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 $4.50 to $5.50 across most contracts on Thursday as the pressure continues. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 56 cents to $340.02 on November 18. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $353.98/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −110.31 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$353.98
21 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−36.33
vs WA average
−56.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562353.981,99021
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 sale21 hd
353.98
—
WA average2 barns · 256 hd
390.31
−36.33
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−56.10
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
−110.31
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—Low2,065169.233,49511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629155.002,5256thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,172151.841,77929
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,264151.261,91258
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,586144.082,285256
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,008141.502,8415thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,538137.222,111216

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313925.00/head925.00–925.009257
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373404.75/cwt400.00–410.001,51013
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3474270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2807
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580342.73/cwt340.00–347.501,98816
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2621310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9257
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2017
Steers700–750Large 1705344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,42510
Steers750–800Large 1794315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5017
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 2-3312385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2016
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-3382360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6735
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9628
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2-3694220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,52711
Heifers700–750Large 1712307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1895
Heifers950–1000Large 1955269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,5698
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 4791120.00/cwt120.00–120.009495
Dairy Heifers800–850Small 4817134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0955
Dairy Heifers850–900Small 4898145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3025
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3916227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0797
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,122222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,4917
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,178220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,59211
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,200210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5208
Dairy Heifers1400–1450Large 31,400190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6608
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2866
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5907
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-33341,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1255
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,893163.68/cwt161.00–165.003,0983
Bulls——2,053174.64/cwt171.00–179.503,5857
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,670148.00/cwt148.00–148.003,9521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109147.95/cwt145.00–150.001,64111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,210158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,9129
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,210154.21/cwt150.00–159.001,86618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220147.75/cwt145.00–151.001,80325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331152.38/cwt151.00–154.002,02824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,629155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5256
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed977139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3588
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,199122.65/cwt115.50–133.001,47146
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,253132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,6608
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,592136.30/cwt132.50–140.002,17082
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,598140.58/cwt137.00–144.002,246121
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,637148.76/cwt147.00–153.002,435119
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,666145.70/cwt145.00–146.502,42788
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,008141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,8415

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.