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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Feb 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Jan 15Feb 6Feb 20 →

Receipts

1,950 head

▲ 1,310 vs last sale 640▼ 1,070 vs year ago 3,020 · −35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. A higher undertone was noted. High quality wintered out cattle. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.93/cwt on 922 head.

Average price

$269.93

922 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3

$96.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	597	291.88	1,742	419
Small and Medium 1-2	643	256.17	1,647	46
Large 1	757	254.06	1,923	362
Large 1-2	766	250.95	1,923	43
Small and Medium 2-3	624	236.16	1,473	46
Large 2-3	766	195.00	1,494	6thin

One grade step is worth $96.88/cwt here — about $248 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 sale922 hd

269.93

—

WA average2 barns · 964 hd

269.27

+0.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,504	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	492	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,279	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,553	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	313.25/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,651	91
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	532	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,250	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,710	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	284.47/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,755	202
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	634	248.43/cwt	237.50–256.00	1,575	15
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	641	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,750	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	660	227.95/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,504	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	274.82/cwt	269.50–278.50	1,852	88
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	680	252.69/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,718	33
Steers	—	Large 1	719	263.38/cwt	261.50–266.50	1,894	242
Steers	—	Large 1-2	746	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,880	25
Steers	—	Large 1	765	252.39/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,931	33
Steers	—	Large 2-3	766	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,494	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	794	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,981	18
Steers	—	Large 1	839	233.37/cwt	229.00–234.50	1,958	47
Steers	—	Large 1	850	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,993	31
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,274	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	303.32/cwt	295.50–311.00	1,447	64
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	494	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,482	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	291.34/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,509	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	539	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,504	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	260.51/cwt	259.00–263.50	1,485	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	273.10/cwt	271.00–274.50	1,589	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	270.52/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,688	42
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	624	254.54/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,588	95
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	630	223.31/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,407	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	260.44/cwt	255.00–261.50	1,706	204
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	657	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,560	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	698	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,682	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	734	235.81/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,731	101
Heifers	—	Large 1	831	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,837	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,211	6

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.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Feb 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Receipts 1,950Last week 640Year ago 3,020

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. A higher undertone was noted. High quality wintered out cattle. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	494	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	624	247.50–258.00	254.54
19	—	657	237.50	237.50
9	—	539	279.00	279.00
20	—	570	259.00–263.50	260.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	698	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	831	221.00	221.00
101	—	734	229.00–243.00	235.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	285.00–299.00	291.34
6	—	411	310.00	310.00
189	—	582	271.00–274.50	273.10
42	—	624	270.00–271.00	270.52
64	—	477	295.50–311.00	303.32
204	—	655	255.00–261.50	260.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	630	200.00–231.00	223.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	674	269.50–278.50	274.82
202	—	617	275.00–291.00	284.47
9	—	493	315.00	315.00
10	—	449	335.00	335.00
10	—	572	299.00	299.00
91	—	527	300.00–319.00	313.25
9	—	385	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	660	215.00–236.00	227.95
15	—	634	237.50–256.00	248.43
10	—	532	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	680	245.00–258.00	252.69
8	—	492	260.00	260.00
5	—	641	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	766	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	794	249.50	249.50
25	—	746	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	765	247.00–256.00	252.39
242	—	719	261.50–266.50	263.38
9	—	1,005	185.00	185.00
31	—	850	234.50	234.50
47	—	839	229.00–234.50	233.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	692	175.00	175.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.