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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 22
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
← Oct 15Oct 22latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 402 vs last sale 848▼ 174 vs year ago 620 · −28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 304▼ 670 vs year ago 1,240 · −54.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.50 to $2.05 on the day, as traders squared up ahead of the Friday Cattle on Feed report. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $1.29 on October 19 to $342.16. Slaughter cows uneven beef type Boning cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Lean 4.00-7.00 higher. Dairy cows steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. 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 $385.00/cwt on 14 head, up $53.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits −2.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.36.
Average price
$385.00
▲ 53.67 vs prior sale
14 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+19.73
vs WA average
+8.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515385.001,98314thin
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 sale14 hd
385.00
—
WA average2 barns · 155 hd
365.27
+19.73
National average187 barns · 22,169 hd
376.86
+8.14
This barn, trailing median21 sales
387.36
−2.36
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—Low2,066159.693,29813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,261153.651,93784
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,408142.102,001109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,900137.002,6034thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,968131.752,5938thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,489127.551,89957
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,371119.701,64273

Every lot

36 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Small and Medium 3-4473260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2307
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,3195
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609377.39/cwt370.00–385.002,29812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663367.45/cwt350.00–374.002,43618
Steers700–750Large 1713356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5386
Steers700–750Large 1-2725340.84/cwt338.00–345.002,47112
Steers750–800Large 1760350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6607
Steers800–850Large 1807343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7685
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8347
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413476.00/cwt476.00–476.001,9668
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2483372.38/cwt367.50–377.501,79910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,98314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635341.17/cwt339.00–345.002,16615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660337.55/cwt325.00–344.002,22821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5225
Heifers800–850Large 1-2816295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4075
Heifers1250–1300Large 11,298207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,6935
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,009152.76/cwt129.00–164.503,0698
Bulls——2,156170.77/cwt167.00–175.003,6825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0106
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,150157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200149.08/cwt145.00–152.001,78930
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250137.80/cwt135.00–140.001,72340
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,363152.40/cwt152.00–156.002,07740
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,440153.50/cwt153.50–153.502,2105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,504143.90/cwt140.00–149.002,16464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,900137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,6034
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,241127.77/cwt126.00–129.001,58615
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,297107.00/cwt102.00–110.001,38830
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300125.88/cwt123.00–128.001,63630
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,508131.64/cwt129.00–135.001,98524
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,600113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,8084
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,667130.44/cwt128.00–137.002,17423
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,881123.50/cwt123.50–123.502,3234
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,968131.75/cwt128.50–135.002,5938

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.