Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2024-12-03

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Dec 3
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,010 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 1,730▼ 330 vs year ago 2,340 · −14.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to no recent sales. A higher undertone was noted. CME feeder cattle were up 95 cents to $2.45 across the board as the Tuesday session came to a close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.25 from the day prior at $259.38 on December 2. Trade very active with very good demand. Buyer attendance was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $316.72/cwt on 221 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −108.32 against this barn's trailing median of $425.05.
Average price
$316.72
221 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average
−8.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541320.481,735199
Small and Medium 1-2578282.721,63422
One grade step is worth $37.76/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale221 hd
316.72
—
WA average1 barns · 221 hd
316.72
+0.00
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−8.65
This barn, trailing median8 sales
425.05
−108.32
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
514474434394median 425.0503/0309/2910/1310/2711/03
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

47 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
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2392390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5299
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446397.87/cwt395.00–407.501,77552
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned456225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,02615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470338.35/cwt335.00–340.001,59032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533329.98/cwt327.50–335.001,759111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned539307.72/cwt305.50–312.001,65937
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557311.15/cwt296.00–319.001,73346
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2578282.72/cwt272.50–287.501,63422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned596290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7285
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619290.99/cwt283.00–297.501,801169
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned634268.08/cwt265.00–269.501,70028
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2645263.69/cwt263.00–264.001,70116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned658264.81/cwt264.50–266.001,74225
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2660268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,7725
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677275.67/cwt269.50–279.001,866242
Steers700–750Large 1725261.58/cwt259.00–264.001,89646
Steers700–750Large 1-2741242.45/cwt240.00–244.501,79720
Steers750–800Large 1-2765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8367
Steers750–800Large 1781251.69/cwt245.00–255.001,96678
Steers800–850Large 1829240.76/cwt240.00–242.001,99613
Steers850–900Large 1874227.45/cwt219.00–231.001,98831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0406
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-3397295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned416315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,31010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430334.78/cwt320.00–340.001,44056
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3433290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2566
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2442310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3708
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,46920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509304.93/cwt300.00–307.501,55279
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full511290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,48218
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2-3512285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4595
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2519262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,36226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned528272.93/cwt265.00–277.501,44130
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556292.73/cwt285.00–295.001,62835
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2-3580246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4278
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2581270.05/cwt245.00–280.001,569143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned583257.97/cwt252.50–275.001,50424
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned594251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,49119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627247.80/cwt244.50–249.001,55481
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2643235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,51113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660253.13/cwt251.00–255.001,67132
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2680237.38/cwt235.00–240.001,61444
Heifers700–750Large 1721234.93/cwt229.50–240.501,69432
Heifers700–750Large 1-2731225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,64517
Heifers800–850Large 1802217.64/cwt217.50–218.001,74521
Heifers850–900Large 1863214.27/cwt211.50–216.501,84918
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2065

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.