Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Slaughter and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.79/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$128.79

43 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	709	130.61	926	38
Large 1	907	115.00	1,043	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about −$117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

128.79

—

WA average1 barns · 43 hd

128.79

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,890	85.60	1,618	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	64.43	899	493
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,199	61.10	732	474
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	2,000	61.00	1,220	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	866	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	5
Steers	Large 1	—	907	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.12/cwt	120.50–127.50	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,799	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	483	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	425	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	579	87.75/cwt	87.75–87.75	508	47
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	584	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	524	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	600	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	513	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	805	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	664	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	546	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	483	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	478	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	402	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	663	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	577	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	222	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	400	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	25
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	592	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	347	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	226	11
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	427	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	307	20
Bulls	—	—	1,804	89.15/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,608	10
Bulls	—	—	1,928	84.06/cwt	80.50–86.50	1,621	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	69.84/cwt	69.00–71.00	996	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	66.37/cwt	65.00–68.00	952	236
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	62.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	848	251
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,000	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,220	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	53.69/cwt	52.50–55.00	572	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	64.35/cwt	62.00–66.00	782	220
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	58.81/cwt	56.00–62.00	705	228

How this sale compares

Washington weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Washington auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Jul 11, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 435Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Friday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Slaughter and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	135.00	135.00
5	—	676	121.50	121.50
6	—	518	130.00	130.00
6	—	572	130.00	130.00
8	—	725	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	146.00	146.00
7	—	603	140.00	140.00
26	—	770	120.50–127.50	125.12
6	—	397	625.00	625.00
7	—	327	550.00	550.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	88.00	88.00
47	—	579	87.75	87.75
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	89.75	89.75
5	—	600	85.50	85.50
7	—	805	82.50	82.50
9	—	546	88.50	88.50
10	—	478	84.00	84.00
11	—	663	87.00	87.00
16	—	222	180.00	180.00
25	—	270	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	134.00	134.00
6	—	634	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	347	65.00	65.00
20	—	427	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,804	87.00–93.50	89.15
23	—	1,928	80.50–86.50	84.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	69.00–71.00	69.84
236	—	1,435	65.00–68.00	66.37
251	—	1,357	60.00–64.00	62.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,000	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,065	52.50–55.00	53.69
220	—	1,215	62.00–66.00	64.35
228	—	1,198	56.00–62.00	58.81

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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