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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

2,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight L 1 heifers $197.00/cwt +27.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 760 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight L 1 heifers $191.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 718 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.07/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 479 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,050 1,450 2,330
Feeder cattle 750 550 430
Slaughter cattle 900 900 1,500
Replacement cattle 400 — 400

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher. CME Feeder cattle led the way with the weakness in the grains, gaining 0.89% to 1.2% across the front months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $203.91, down by $2.32 on 4/19. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade very active with good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales data had 19,092 MT of beef bookings for the week that ended 4/13. That was a 9-week high led by South Korean business. The week's beef export was shown at 16k MT, which brought the year's total to 232,727 MT - compared to 271.1k MT 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
456–493 479 18 270.00–280.00 $276.07 $1,322 —
502–521 513 16 278.00–284.00 $280.57 $1,439 +5.84
554–561 558 18 266.00–275.00 $270.53 $1,510 +30.37
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 value added 780 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —
780 780 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,303 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,356 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,397 —

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 18 191.00 $191.00 $1,371 -8.00
760 760 20 197.00 $197.00 $1,497 +27.00
845 845 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,436 —
885 885 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,164 -17.00
541 541 11 246.00 $246.00 $1,331 —
569 569 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,309 —
639 639 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,476 —
683 683 8 204.00 $204.00 $1,393 -7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,261 +25.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,206 +47.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1189 85-90% 18 88.00–90.00 $88.97 $1,058 —
1194 1194 85-90% 4 105.50 $105.50 $1,260 —
1200 1200 85-90% 6 105.00 $105.00 $1,260 +10.22
1000–1400 1206 85-90% 175 94.00–99.00 $96.99 $1,170 +2.21
1100–1700 1408 85-90% 185 100.00–105.00 $103.10 $1,452 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1207 80-85% 19 104.50–107.75 $106.36 $1,284 +15.95
1000–1550 1275 80-85% 50 89.00–95.00 $92.65 $1,181 -12.35
1300–1700 1505 80-85% 195 98.00–104.00 $101.48 $1,527 +0.16
1300–1800 1534 80-85% 23 105.00–109.50 $106.67 $1,636 +5.35
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1850 1850 65-75% 4 95.00 $95.00 $1,758 -5.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2300 1950 12 119.00–127.50 $124.01 $2,418 —
1700–2300 2000 2 128.50–132.50 $130.80 $2,616 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–2200 1950 2 111.00–118.00 $114.95 $2,242 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1375 1296 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 2,600.00–3,050.00 $2,872.03 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 2,550.00–2,950.00 $2,734.62 —
1363 1363 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
1338–1449 1393 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 26 2,300.00–2,575.00 $2,494.11 —
1330–1485 1408 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 2,750.00–2,775.00 $2,761.81 —
1461 1461 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1448–1486 1463 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 24 2,150.00–2,300.00 $2,204.57 —
1459–1500 1483 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 25 1,825.00–2,300.00 $1,998.32 —
1486–1500 1493 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 39 2,275.00–2,375.00 $2,334.00 —
1439–1568 1507 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 1,900.00–2,050.00 $1,968.22 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1171 1171 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1184–1200 1191 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,641.99 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
918 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.