Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.00/cwt ≈ $1,615/hd at 659 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,280	1,300	1,020
Feeder cattle	280	—	370
Slaughter cattle	1,000	—	650
Replacement cattle	—	1,300	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. CME Feeder cattle are trading with 37 to 77 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 16 cents from the day prior at $261.46 on December 10. Slaughter cows firm. Dairy cows 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade very active with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,882	—
834	834	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,897	—
1314	1314	20	189.00	$189.00	$2,483	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,162	—
457	457	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,622	—
643	643	9	262.50	$262.50	$1,688	—
699	699	6	256.50	$256.50	$1,793	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
258	258	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	9	315.00	$315.00	$1,405	—
544	544	8	263.00	$263.00	$1,431	—
561	561	7	252.50	$252.50	$1,417	—
659	659	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,615	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
818	818	8	217.00	$217.00	$1,775	—
1061	1061	6	203.00	$203.00	$2,154	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
199	199	5	850.00	$850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–1265	1182	80-85%	10	123.00–125.50	$124.43	$1,471	—
1353–1486	1427	80-85%	9	119.00–123.00	$120.69	$1,722	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1282	1074	85-90%	11	107.00	$107.00	$1,149	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1728	1728	75-80%	5	125.00	$125.00	$2,160	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2000	1786	7	141.50–147.50	$143.66	$2,566	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1700	1360	85-90%	175	109.00–121.00	$116.71	$1,587	—
1389	1389	85-90%	5	127.50	$127.50	$1,771	—
1200–1700	1457	85-90%	185	121.00–126.00	$124.00	$1,807	—
1100–1800	1459	80-85%	185	111.00–123.00	$118.60	$1,730	—
1200–1900	1559	80-85%	195	123.00–128.00	$126.13	$1,966	—
1648	1648	80-85%	4	129.50	$129.50	$2,134	—
1791	1791	65-75%	4	115.00	$115.00	$2,060	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983	983	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,612	—

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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.