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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 4
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 452▼ 190 vs year ago 580 · −32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,060 head
▲ 330 vs last sale 730▼ 40 vs year ago 1,100 · −3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Feeder cattle futures are extending gains with contracts $3 to $4.52 higher at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $5.42 to $337.78 on December 2. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher mostly due to high feeding cow demand. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $367.07/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −12.55 against this barn's trailing median of $379.62.
Average price
$367.07
15 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,426
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.51
vs WA average
−19.00 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2661367.072,42615thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
367.07
—
WA average2 barns · 358 hd
370.58
−3.51
National average179 barns · 26,799 hd
386.07
−19.00
This barn, trailing median21 sales
379.62
−12.55
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 600–700 lb

21 sales
467417366316median 379.6203/1204/2307/0209/1010/22
Steers 600–700 lb: high $452.76, low $330.00, median $379.62 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—Low1,891168.313,18222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,215158.741,92869
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,354156.112,11327
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,699149.102,53315
Dairy Bulls—Average2,130174.093,7082thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,500140.792,112338
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,420136.671,940263

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,169$2,5005

Every lot

44 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661367.07/cwt366.00–368.002,42615
Steers750–800Large 1759285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1635
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7255
Heifers850–900Large 1875249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,1796
Heifers950–1000Large 1961251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,4128
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls800–850Small and Medium 2-3812155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2597
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Small 4201325.00/head325.00–325.003259
Dairy Heifers300–350Small 4334200.00/cwt200.00–200.006685
Dairy Heifers450–500Small 4488200.00/cwt200.00–200.0097619
Dairy Heifers800–850Small 4849141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1977
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3-4864205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7715
Dairy Heifers900–950Medium and Large 3-4902219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,9806
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3961220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1147
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Small and Medium 41,021152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5528
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,085208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,2576
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 3-41,100208.50/cwt208.50–208.502,2949
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,115204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,2757
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,168196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,2895
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Small and Medium 41,168153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7876
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,234200.50/cwt200.50–200.502,4745
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,259189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,38010
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Small and Medium 3-4413240.00/cwt240.00–240.009915
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 2-31,021249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,54210
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,880168.27/cwt162.50–172.503,16320
Bulls——1,950182.50/cwt182.50–182.503,5591
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,045155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,082174.87/cwt169.00–179.001,89215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5615
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,257158.80/cwt156.00–160.001,99630
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,268145.52/cwt144.00–147.001,84512
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,277154.72/cwt154.00–156.001,97613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,299160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425157.41/cwt156.00–159.002,24314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,688154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,6084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703147.14/cwt145.00–150.002,50611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088128.55/cwt128.00–129.501,39927
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,142121.78/cwt109.00–127.001,39146
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148136.37/cwt134.50–138.001,56635
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276131.09/cwt130.50–131.501,67315
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,501137.02/cwt133.50–139.502,057164
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520145.60/cwt143.50–148.002,213159
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,621142.57/cwt138.50–143.002,311155
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——2,130174.09/cwt172.50–175.503,7082
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005

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.