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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 365 vs last sale 0▲ 85 vs year ago 280 · +30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
815 head
▲ 815 vs last sale 0▼ 185 vs year ago 1,000 · −18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 1,330 vs last sale 1,350▲ 20 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 firm in a ligh test. Feeder cattle futures are up $5 to $5.70 on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 47 cents to $344.03 on December 9. Slaughter cows steady. Beef type slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower due in part to less demand for feeding type cows. Slaughter bulls weak. 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 $356.25/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −108.04 against this barn's trailing median of $464.29.
Average price
$356.25
12 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−74.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577367.502,1206thin
Small and Medium 1-2582345.002,0086thin
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $113 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 sale12 hd
356.25
—
WA average1 barns · 12 hd
356.25
+0.00
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−74.38
This barn, trailing median16 sales
464.29
−108.04
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—High1,945176.713,43712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292151.551,958115
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,213151.301,83679
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,462142.792,087397
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,340135.591,817102

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$3,0006

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1206
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2582345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0086
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3629331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0827
Steers750–800Large 1758330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5015
Steers1000–1050Large 11,004255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5605
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8988
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2561321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,80120
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2696299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0818
Bulls750–800Large 1759230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7467
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Small 41,043150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5656
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Small and Medium 41,153165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9025
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Small and Medium 41,244165.50/cwt165.50–165.502,0595
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,8339
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,825180.50/cwt180.50–180.503,2941
Bulls——1,956176.36/cwt172.00–179.503,45011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203152.51/cwt151.00–153.501,83545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,227149.70/cwt141.50–151.001,83734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236147.09/cwt144.00–150.001,81855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,344155.63/cwt150.50–159.502,09260
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,155123.90/cwt119.00–129.501,43124
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,209133.69/cwt133.00–135.001,61617
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246139.37/cwt135.00–143.001,737175
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,76112
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,374137.48/cwt133.50–138.751,88924
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,498142.83/cwt140.50–145.002,14037
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,650146.11/cwt143.00–149.002,411210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0333,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006

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.