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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

1,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.73/cwt ≈ $1,431/hd at 521 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.00/cwt ≈ $1,326/hd at 442 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.00/cwt ≈ $1,366/hd at 493 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,450 1,690 1,230
Feeder cattle 550 670 330
Slaughter cattle 900 1,000 900
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady. CME Feeder cattle April was 45 cents higher at the close but the other futures ended 57 to 75 cents lower. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 4/12 was $199.77 after a sharp $6.53 increase. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand. The weekly Export Sales report had a 4-week low 8,681 MT of beef bookings for the week that ended 4/6. South Korea was the top buyer with 3.4k MT, and was the top destination with 4.9k MT of the 15.9k MT shipped. Accumulated beef commitments were 368k MT as of 4/6, compared to 501k MT at the same time last year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 30 300.00 $300.00 $1,326 —
493 value added 493 24 277.00 $277.00 $1,366 —
501–543 521 31 274.00–275.00 $274.73 $1,431 —
562–581 569 18 229.00–247.50 $240.16 $1,367 —
624–633 627 22 245.00–255.00 $251.33 $1,576 -0.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
161 161 7 425.00 $425.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 292.50 $292.50 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,282 —
601 601 18 218.00–227.00 $223.50 $1,343 -1.50
672 672 12 211.00 $211.00 $1,418 —
893 893 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,340 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 217.50 $217.50 $935 +6.39
494 494 13 239.50 $239.50 $1,183 —
513 513 6 202.50 $202.50 $1,039 ±0.00
578 578 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,127 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 8 217.50 $217.50 $944 —
525 525 5 175.00 $175.00 $919 —
553 553 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,106 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,415 +9.00
770 770 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
224 224 5 410.00 $410.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,213 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 9 104.00 $104.00 $1,248 —
900–1500 1203 80-85% 101 86.00–93.00 $90.41 $1,088 —
1283 1283 80-85% 10 105.00 $105.00 $1,347 —
1200–1500 1354 80-85% 175 94.00–99.00 $96.85 $1,311 —
1300–1700 1505 80-85% 185 99.00–103.00 $101.32 $1,525 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1400 1206 85-90% 165 90.00–98.00 $94.78 $1,143 —
1010–1346 1234 85-90% 12 105.75–110.00 $106.91 $1,319 —
1000–1500 1257 85-90% 175 98.00–105.00 $102.30 $1,286 +7.86
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1726–1956 1864 65-75% 10 100.00–101.00 $100.63 $1,876 +0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2050 1729 10 113.00–124.00 $118.74 $2,053 -13.21
1800–1975 1858 3 127.50–130.50 $129.44 $2,405 +12.47

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,294 —

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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.