Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 18, 2021

2,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.87/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 624 lb · 165 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.94/cwt ≈ $916/hd at 632 lb · 159 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.04/cwt -12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 583 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,900	1,550	1,525
Feeder cattle	1,925	550	500
Slaughter cattle	900	1,000	975
Replacement cattle	75	—	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle less than 600 lbs steady to firm. Quality was more attractive this week with larger consignments of hay wintered supplies. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	93	182.00	$182.00	$1,036	—
704–740	716	93	144.00–155.00	$152.22	$1,090	+16.43
756–792	765	33	138.00–142.75	$140.10	$1,072	—
822 value added	822	5	142.75	$142.75	$1,173	—
801–844	835	37	127.00–134.00	$130.89	$1,093	—
859–882	864	39	126.00–137.50	$133.44	$1,153	—
916–917	916	13	130.00–130.75	$130.40	$1,194	-5.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	177.50	$177.50	$744	—
516–519	518	18	190.50–201.50	$196.63	$1,019	+6.88
556–595	583	96	168.00–178.00	$169.04	$986	-12.96
603–649	624	165	155.00–168.50	$162.87	$1,016	-3.14
694	694	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–477	474	46	200.00–205.00	$202.39	$959	—
556	556	27	180.00	$180.00	$1,001	—
740	740	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,073	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
729	729	14	142.00	$142.00	$1,035	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	9	144.00	$144.00	$930	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	5	182.00	$182.00	$986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	6	160.00	$160.00	$566	—
437	437	13	160.00	$160.00	$699	—
460–486	471	37	158.00–164.00	$162.39	$765	-1.96
530–544	539	61	159.00–161.00	$159.66	$861	+4.04
554–598	574	51	149.50–157.75	$153.06	$879	-0.15
600–649	632	159	138.00–147.50	$144.94	$916	—
676	676	10	137.50	$137.50	$930	-7.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–789	755	41	127.50–132.50	$131.75	$995	+9.25
800–833	814	37	118.50–132.00	$126.03	$1,026	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	6	133.00	$133.00	$648	—
576	576	8	130.00	$130.00	$749	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
254	254	7	500.00	$500.00	—
316	316	6	510.00	$510.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	7	148.00	$148.00	$719	—
528	528	6	139.00	$139.00	$734	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	5	510.00	$510.00	—
245	245	13	650.00	$650.00	—
332	332	7	605.00	$605.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	6	177.50	$177.50	$703	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694–1168	892	85-90%	12	77.00–79.00	$77.91	$695	—
917	917	85-90%	10	57.50	$57.50	$527	—
900–1250	1075	85-90%	20	52.00–55.00	$53.26	$573	—
865–1500	1292	85-90%	201	62.00–66.00	$64.37	$832	—
1200–1600	1413	85-90%	150	57.00–62.00	$60.02	$848	-4.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1254–1341	1298	80-85%	8	71.00–72.00	$71.48	$928	—
1200–1800	1509	80-85%	204	63.00–68.00	$66.07	$997	+5.17
1300–1700	1512	80-85%	170	58.00–63.00	$60.98	$922	+0.08
1565	1565	80-85%	8	70.00	$70.00	$1,096	+4.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2000	1700	20	96.00–101.50	$99.24	$1,687	—
1585–2000	1868	5	104.00–106.50	$105.22	$1,966	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1900	1673	11	76.00–96.00	$88.39	$1,479	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	535.00	$535.00
929–972	947	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	635.00–785.00	$699.16
976	976	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	580.00	$580.00
1037	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00	$725.00
1063	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	685.00	$685.00
1169	1169	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1296	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,160.00	$1,160.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1374	1374	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1395	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,622.32	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1187	1187	11	85.00	$85.00	$1,009	—
1259	1259	9	88.00	$88.00	$1,108	—
1413	1413	6	71.00	$71.00	$1,003	—
1460	1460	6	75.50	$75.50	$1,102	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.