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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

2,230 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 2,080▲ 790 vs year ago 1,440 · +54.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, Stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 lower. CME Feeder cattle futures saw losses of $2 to $3.12 losses across the board, with soon to expire October up down nickel. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 12 cents at $249.49 on October 28. Trade active with light to moderate demand as feed yards are nearing capacity.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.65/cwt on 344 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −141.40 against this barn's trailing median of $425.05.

Average price

$283.65

344 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs WA average

−17.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	290.00	1,607	49
Medium and Large 1-2	554	283.80	1,572	265
Small and Medium 1-2	535	274.95	1,471	24
Small and Medium 2-3	565	260.00	1,469	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale344 hd

283.65

—

WA average2 barns · 364 hd

281.94

+1.70

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−17.04

This barn, trailing median8 sales

425.05

−141.40

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.43, low $407.88, median $425.05 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

36 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,460	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	318.64/cwt	310.50–333.00	1,520	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	502	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,355	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	306.37/cwt	299.50–317.00	1,575	84
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	526	285.42/cwt	284.00–287.50	1,501	15
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,607	49
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	275.65/cwt	273.50–284.00	1,618	125
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	596	265.43/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,582	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,712	28
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 2-3	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	265.39/cwt	260.00–274.50	1,677	224
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	670	257.57/cwt	250.00–260.50	1,726	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	262.31/cwt	256.00–267.50	1,781	256
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	708	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,671	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1	712	248.95/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,773	66
Steers	800–850	Large 1	843	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,939	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	281.51/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,210	12
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	477	260.66/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,243	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,339	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,379	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	263.33/cwt	259.50–269.50	1,359	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	250.76/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,316	62
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	536	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,356	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	557	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,376	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	244.73/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,390	77
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	592	231.94/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,373	27
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	610	241.15/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,471	150
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	251.87/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,546	86
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	247.77/cwt	241.00–250.50	1,638	56
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	669	236.36/cwt	236.00–236.50	1,581	39
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2Full	670	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,434	8
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	704	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,672	28
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	40

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 Oct 29, 2024

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

Receipts 2,230Last week 2,080Year ago 1,440

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	670	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	704	237.50	237.50
40	750–800	750	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	506	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	281.00–282.00	281.51
10	450–500	485	276.00	276.00
18	500–550	516	259.50–269.50	263.33
77	550–600	568	237.50–247.00	244.73
86	600–650	614	247.00–256.00	251.87
56	650–700	661	241.00–250.50	247.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	450–500	477	250.00–269.00	260.66
7	500–550	536	253.00	253.00
27	550–600	592	227.50–235.00	231.94
150	600–650	610	230.00–243.00	241.15
39	650–700	669	236.00–236.50	236.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	500–550	525	246.00–255.00	250.76
10	550–600	557	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
7	600–650	619	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	422	346.00	346.00
83	450–500	477	310.50–333.00	318.64
84	500–550	514	299.50–317.00	306.37
125	550–600	587	273.50–284.00	275.65
224	600–650	632	260.00–274.50	265.39
256	650–700	679	256.00–267.50	262.31
6	700–750	703	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	502	270.00	270.00
23	550–600	596	263.00–270.00	265.43
33	650–700	670	250.00–260.50	257.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	526	284.00–287.50	285.42
9	550–600	550	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	700–750	712	240.00–252.50	248.95
53	800–850	843	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	550–600	554	290.00	290.00
28	600–650	618	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	708	236.00	236.00

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.