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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 29, 2023

1,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.90/cwt +29.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 657 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $280.00/cwt ≈ $1,733/hd at 619 lb · 32 head
heavy 7-weight L 1 heifers $217.42/cwt ≈ $1,657/hd at 762 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,680 1,350 1,550
Feeder cattle 780 350 700
Slaughter cattle 900 1,000 850

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. CME feeder cattle market led the way on Thursday with 0.56% to 0.88% front month gains of triple digits. August feeders closed up by $2.12, and got to within $2.50 of their LoC high. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand. USDA reported the weekly beef export business at 12k MT for the week that ended 6/22. That was down from 13.3k MT last week and was 3k MT lighter than the rolling 5-week average. USDA had 15k MT of shipments for a full year total of 397k MT through 6/22.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 15 310.00 $310.00 $1,373 —
452–471 464 13 300.00–310.00 $306.25 $1,421 —
536 536 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,447 +17.50
555–595 577 11 285.00–287.00 $285.87 $1,649 +22.00
602–622 619 32 280.00 $280.00 $1,733 —
676 676 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,818 —
677 677 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,706 —
719 719 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,524 —
755 755 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,472 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 8 248.00 $248.00 $1,813 —
780 780 20 225.00 $225.00 $1,755 —
804–820 808 19 220.00–226.50 $224.76 $1,816 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 8 227.50 $227.50 $1,606 —
832 832 8 199.00 $199.00 $1,656 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,562 —
684 684 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,129 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 11 237.00 $237.00 $1,600 +37.00
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 —
532–548 540 19 255.00–268.50 $261.49 $1,412 -3.51
561 561 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,453 —
653–670 657 44 256.00–263.50 $259.90 $1,708 +29.90
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,240 —
582 582 21 241.50 $241.50 $1,406 —
627 627 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,398 —
665 665 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 —
710 710 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,342 —
769 769 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,307 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
759–766 762 24 215.00–220.00 $217.42 $1,657 —
824 824 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 15 172.50 $172.50 $1,266 —
782 782 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,322 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 —
800 800 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 +75.00
634 634 5 147.50 $147.50 $935 -22.50
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
916 916 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1350 1181 80-85% 31 86.50–96.00 $92.11 $1,088 —
1200–1800 1509 80-85% 175 100.00–106.00 $103.68 $1,565 —
1200–2000 1611 80-85% 185 106.00–113.00 $110.46 $1,780 —
1849 1849 80-85% 4 115.50 $115.50 $2,136 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1406 85-90% 175 100.00–106.00 $103.51 $1,455 —
1200–1600 1406 85-90% 165 95.00–100.00 $97.93 $1,377 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820–2035 1898 65-75% 11 112.50–115.50 $114.33 $2,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 6 109.50 $109.50 $1,752 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2050 1800 11 120.00–129.50 $125.90 $2,266 —
1760–1955 1858 2 132.50–135.50 $134.08 $2,491 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2000 1778 9 110.00–120.00 $116.25 $2,067 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1086 1086 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,569 —

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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.