Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-02-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Feb 20
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,560 head
▲ 610 vs last sale 1,950▼ 460 vs year ago 3,020 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, stocker Cattle less than 700 lbs 3.00-10.00 higher, feeder cattle over 700 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. High quality of weaned calves in today's offerings. CME Front month feeder cattle futures ended the day near ~60 cents under the session highs with $0.35 to $2.60 gains. Trade active with very good demand from both ringside and internet buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $286.92/cwt on 1,443 head.
Average price
$286.92
1,443 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3
$126.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.82
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601307.001,84515thin
Medium and Large 1-2602304.141,832933
Small and Medium 1-2596286.681,709158
Large 1796244.241,945280
Small and Medium 2-3602220.451,32641
Small 2-3676185.001,25110thin
Large 2-3828181.001,4996thin
One grade step is worth $126.00/cwt here — about $346 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 sale1,443 hd
286.92
—
WA average2 barns · 1,484 hd
286.10
+0.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

41 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2436307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469346.85/cwt321.00–354.001,62795
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2477319.78/cwt314.00–333.001,52528
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3497175.00/cwt175.00–175.008708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531316.67/cwt307.00–331.001,68280
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3549160.00/cwt160.00–160.008788
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2575286.74/cwt278.00–295.001,64922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583311.44/cwt301.00–313.501,816306
Steers—Medium and Large 1601307.00/cwt303.00–309.001,84515
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2606283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,71545
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3636253.91/cwt239.00–261.001,61515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640291.03/cwt284.00–298.001,863210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670285.37/cwt278.00–291.001,912242
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2672271.11/cwt261.00–277.001,82257
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3676255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,72410
Steers—Small 2-3676185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,25110
Steers—Large 1712264.99/cwt255.00–270.001,88764
Steers—Large 1765244.66/cwt234.00–251.501,872117
Steers—Large 1823237.52/cwt230.00–239.501,95583
Steers—Large 2-3828181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4996
Steers—Large 11,225193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,36416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421326.92/cwt311.00–331.001,37642
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3424286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2136
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2431287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2377
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3462241.48/cwt222.50–262.501,11613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489296.09/cwt295.00–297.001,44813
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2490276.08/cwt274.00–279.001,35312
Heifers—Small 2-3496165.00/cwt165.00–165.008188
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3518265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520317.65/cwt306.50–327.501,652117
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2524281.14/cwt270.00–293.501,47349
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2557280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572290.54/cwt285.00–304.001,662115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626272.66/cwt268.50–279.001,70774
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2628250.44/cwt211.00–264.001,57322
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3652210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,36910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665267.71/cwt259.00–269.501,78066
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2671242.07/cwt235.00–253.501,62436
Heifers—Large 1725227.78/cwt218.00–231.001,65166
Heifers—Large 1778223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7359
Heifers—Large 11,177190.50/cwt190.50–190.502,24227

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.