Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-01-15

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Mon, Jan 15
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
640 head
▼ 2,260 vs last sale 2,900▼ 2,380 vs year ago 3,020 · −78.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Inclement weather conditions affecting the movement of livestock in the trade area. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.39/cwt on 314 head.
Average price
$241.39
314 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$112.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626269.331,686104
Small and Medium 1-2622249.211,55139
Large 1742236.091,753140
Small and Medium 2-3687170.001,16811thin
Large 2-3762157.171,19820
One grade step is worth $112.16/cwt here — about $488 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale314 hd
241.39
—
WA average2 barns · 335 hd
236.44
+4.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,5328
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,38815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,68536
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2637261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,66310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full638246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667261.94/cwt255.00–265.001,74749
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2684239.95/cwt238.00–241.001,64114
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3687170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,16811
Steers—Large 1718244.01/cwt237.00–247.001,75298
Steers—Large 2-3762157.17/cwt150.00–162.001,19820
Steers—Large 1793220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,74537
Steers—Large 1847200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6945
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,22825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,4445
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2535251.39/cwt250.00–252.501,34523
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2566248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,43833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634246.36/cwt240.00–251.501,56247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656243.65/cwt240.00–245.001,59822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full692221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,52919
Heifers—Large 2-3731165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,20612
Heifers—Large 1745212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,58312
Heifers—Large 2-3762154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1736
Heifers—Large 1786199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5648
Heifers—Large 1-2839145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2176
Heifers—Large 1877150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3167

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.