Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

2,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.92/cwt +16.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 582 lb · 133 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $309.70/cwt ≈ $1,583/hd at 511 lb · 56 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.70/cwt ≈ $1,740/hd at 638 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,700	1,320	2,938
Feeder cattle	1,585	420	1,998
Slaughter cattle	1,100	900	900
Replacement cattle	15	—	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Supply more attractive this week due to larger supplies. CME Feeders led the way lower on the day with losses of as much as 1.8% as April closed $4.67 in the red. April was down by more than $5 at the low for the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 27 cents stronger to $248.46. Slaughter cows 9.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand both from ringside and internet bidders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	13	340.00	$340.00	$1,360	—
453–478	463	34	337.00–340.00	$338.54	$1,567	—
518–541	530	34	326.00–337.50	$330.32	$1,751	—
561–598	582	133	304.00–327.00	$317.92	$1,850	+16.92
603–620	616	30	295.00–300.00	$297.66	$1,834	—
667–670	669	36	271.00–280.00	$278.01	$1,860	+24.01

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–745	714	46	239.00–244.00	$241.04	$1,721	—
757	757	22	237.00	$237.00	$1,794	—
803–846	820	33	237.50–239.00	$238.39	$1,955	—
879	879	41	229.50	$229.50	$2,017	—
951	951	9	212.00	$212.00	$2,016	—
1145	1145	26	203.00	$203.00	$2,324	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	7	317.50	$317.50	$1,368	—
573	573	8	284.00	$284.00	$1,627	—
612–640	633	20	267.00–270.00	$269.27	$1,704	—
691	691	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,686	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736	736	16	227.50	$227.50	$1,674	—
928–942	935	17	193.00–196.00	$194.60	$1,820	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	315.00	$315.00	$1,386	—
593	593	15	265.00	$265.00	$1,571	—
685	685	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,558	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389–390	390	19	302.50	$302.50	$1,180	—
478–492	483	20	300.00–310.00	$306.43	$1,480	—
501–542	511	56	305.00–315.00	$309.70	$1,583	—
551–590	575	28	295.00–313.00	$301.78	$1,735	+27.78
633–648	638	50	271.50–276.00	$272.70	$1,740	—
689–695	693	43	234.50–243.00	$237.05	$1,643	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–773	769	29	224.00–229.00	$226.57	$1,742	—
876	876	30	212.50	$212.50	$1,862	—
913	913	11	193.00	$193.00	$1,762	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	10	282.50	$282.50	$1,257	—
552–579	570	19	226.00–285.00	$244.03	$1,391	—
686	686	16	210.00	$210.00	$1,441	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,172	—
540	540	17	286.00	$286.00	$1,544	—
551	551	12	291.00	$291.00	$1,603	—
696	696	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,601	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
709	709	11	217.50	$217.50	$1,542	—
955	955	13	140.50	$140.50	$1,342	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978	978	9	140.00	$140.00	$1,369	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1222	80-85%	45	100.00–109.00	$105.73	$1,292	—
1258–1500	1388	80-85%	28	135.00–139.50	$136.89	$1,900	—
1200–1700	1457	80-85%	185	120.00–127.00	$124.19	$1,809	+14.20
1200–1800	1508	80-85%	195	127.00–134.00	$131.29	$1,980	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158	1158	85-90%	9	134.00	$134.00	$1,552	—
1200–1500	1354	85-90%	175	119.00–125.00	$122.42	$1,658	+13.15
1200–1600	1405	85-90%	185	125.00–130.00	$127.92	$1,797	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1700	1564	11	129.00–138.00	$134.34	$2,101	—
1800–2400	2100	2	143.50–147.00	$145.50	$3,056	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2500	2011	9	120.00–129.00	$126.22	$2,538	—

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Bred Cows

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887	887	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00	$800.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
874	874	5	180.50	$180.50	$1,578	—
938	938	10	171.00	$171.00	$1,604	—
972	972	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,701	—
1118	1118	8	190.00	$190.00	$2,124	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,126	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	7	159.00	$159.00	$991	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
819–825	822	14	186.00	$186.00	$1,529	—
961	961	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,922	—
1017–1023	1021	16	175.00–184.00	$180.64	$1,844	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1183	1183	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,774	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,807	—

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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.