Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. Slaughter cows and Bulls 1.00-5.00 higher with most advance on Lean cows. Trade very active with very good demand. Note addition on 871 lbs heifers and correction on 850 wt steers

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.69/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$120.69

77 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$27.07/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	788	126.07	993	41
Large 1	921	117.08	1,078	31
Small and Medium 2-3	647	99.00	641	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $353 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 sale77 hd

120.69

—

WA average1 barns · 77 hd

120.69

+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	—	High	1,943	90.40	1,756	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,549	70.94	1,099	210
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,349	66.56	898	147

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	977	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	907	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,084	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,050	28
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	647	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	641	5
Steers	Large 1	—	902	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,168	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,156	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,015	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3Full	—	991	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	644	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	710	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	554	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	821	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	673	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	675	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	473	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,098	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	824	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	825	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	434	78.48/cwt	76.00–80.00	341	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	924	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	647	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	406	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	315	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,271	5
Bulls	—	—	2,014	100.01/cwt	99.50–101.50	2,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,789	25
Bulls	—	—	1,966	86.12/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,693	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,624	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,250	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.54/cwt	58.00–67.00	775	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	68.06/cwt	67.00–69.00	987	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,611	72.41/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,167	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	61.75/cwt	61.75–61.75	865	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	71.49/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,004	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	64.49/cwt	62.00–70.00	844	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,500	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	908	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,207	55.83/cwt	50.00–59.75	674	11

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.

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Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 870Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	107.00	107.00
25	—	907	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	135.00	135.00
8	—	579	140.00	140.00
28	—	871	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	99.00	99.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	902	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	394	162.00	162.00
6	—	587	157.00	157.00
11	—	759	145.00	145.00
12	—	889	130.00	130.00
13	—	681	149.00	149.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	78.00	78.00
5	—	821	82.00	82.00
6	—	675	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,098	75.00	75.00
15	—	1,025	80.50	80.50
18	—	434	76.00–80.00	78.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	924	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	80.00	80.00
8	—	406	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,089	1,035.00	1,035.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,014	99.50–101.50	100.01
25	—	1,903	90.00–98.00	93.99
30	—	1,966	70.00–90.00	86.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,624	77.00	77.00
8	—	1,220	58.00–67.00	63.54
62	—	1,450	67.00–69.00	68.06
133	—	1,611	69.00–76.00	72.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	61.75	61.75
61	—	1,405	70.00–72.00	71.49
67	—	1,309	62.00–70.00	64.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	60.50	60.50
11	—	1,207	50.00–59.75	55.83

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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