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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 12
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 360▼ 22 vs year ago 200 · −11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
950 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 1,030▲ 350 vs year ago 600 · +58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 50▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures are trading with 67 cent to $2.15 losses in the front months on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 53 cents to $374.36 on February 10. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00-13.00 higher. 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 $399.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +11.64 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$399.00
6 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−27.45
vs WA average
−24.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 2-3538399.002,1476thin
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
399.00
—
WA average2 barns · 171 hd
426.45
−27.45
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−24.95
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
+11.64
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—Low1,920186.903,58916
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,352169.262,28856
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,208167.372,02229
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,695160.502,720369
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,476150.492,221395

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,569$3,60126
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,104$4,54357

Every lot

25 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2-3538399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,1476
Heifers1050–1100Large 1-21,088247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,6935
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls1400–1450Large 11,427238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,3966
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers150–200Small 4162250.00/head250.00–250.002509
Dairy Heifers200–250Small 4246350.00/head350.00–350.003506
Dairy Heifers250–300Small 4256400.00/head400.00–400.004006
Dairy Heifers900–950Small 4942171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6117
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,906189.29/cwt183.50–193.503,60813
Bulls——1,982176.55/cwt174.00–179.503,4993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075161.09/cwt159.00–164.001,7328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200167.25/cwt164.00–170.002,00710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2647
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,293174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,2565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300165.77/cwt160.00–170.002,15514
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,328170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391168.50/cwt167.50–169.502,34435
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,042123.71/cwt115.00–129.001,28944
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180132.80/cwt128.50–135.001,56722
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,399143.74/cwt142.00–146.502,01132
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489148.59/cwt143.50–153.502,21314
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,570156.50/cwt154.50–157.752,457297
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,665166.79/cwt165.50–168.002,77721
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,705160.60/cwt156.50–164.502,738334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5693,601.10/head3,575.00–3,625.003,60126
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1044,543.14/head4,225.00–4,600.004,54357

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.