Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market. Stocker and feeder cattle 2.00-10.00 higher. Quality more attractive this week compared to previous week's as buyers were able to purchase load lots. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.63/cwt on 486 head.

Average price

$135.63

486 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$19.29/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	751	140.03	1,052	361
Small and Medium 1-2	521	140.00	729	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	699	124.81	873	18thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	124.50	716	13thin
Large 1	938	120.73	1,132	86

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale486 hd

135.63

—

WA average1 barns · 486 hd

135.63

+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	—	Low	1,694	88.05	1,492	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,519	64.76	984	259
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,213	59.93	727	263

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Large 1	—	963	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	949	14
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	—	947	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.93/cwt	127.00–134.50	800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,077	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	128.43/cwt	120.00–129.50	932	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	461	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	461	6
Steers	Large 1	—	973	112.30/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,093	24
Steers	Large 1	—	924	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,146	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	140.69/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,050	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	139.13/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,081	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.50	991	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	132.47/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,131	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	135.65/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,100	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	707	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,050	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	122.43/cwt	119.00–128.00	900	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	575	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	716	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	17,483	7
Bulls	—	—	1,617	81.45/cwt	77.50–83.50	1,317	13
Bulls	—	—	1,703	88.80/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,512	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	69.95/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,059	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	62.67/cwt	61.00–64.00	951	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,521	66.22/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,007	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	50.77/cwt	49.75–54.00	496	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	57.54/cwt	54.00–62.00	696	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	63.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	799	122

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 793Last week 1,100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	963	98.50	98.50
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	751	121.00	121.00
13	—	823	122.00	122.00
36	—	611	127.00–134.50	130.93
54	—	858	125.50	125.50
94	—	726	120.00–129.50	128.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	593	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	973	107.00–120.00	112.30
62	—	924	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	149.00	149.00
23	—	746	140.00–141.00	140.69
43	—	777	136.00–142.50	139.13
45	—	687	140.00–148.50	144.27
53	—	598	150.00	150.00
54	—	854	131.50–133.00	132.47
117	—	811	133.00–138.00	135.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	707	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	131.00	131.00
13	—	735	119.00–128.00	122.43
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	124.50	124.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,665	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,617	77.50–83.50	81.45
114	—	1,703	86.00–92.50	88.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,514	69.00–71.00	69.95
117	—	1,518	61.00–64.00	62.67
132	—	1,521	64.00–68.00	66.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	976	49.75–54.00	50.77
122	—	1,209	54.00–62.00	57.54
122	—	1,254	62.00–66.00	63.75

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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