Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-08-29

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 29
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
130 vs last sale 370 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
300 vs last sale 1,000 700 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, feeder cattle firm in a light test. Not enough stocker cattle this week for accurate trends. Slaughter cows steady to weak as most processors have their needs met for the Labor day weekend. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.95/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$119.95
207 head · 943 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,131
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$33.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2863129.841,12082
Large 1995114.191,136120
Large 1-21,01496.009735thin
One grade step is worth $33.84/cwt here — about $147 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 sale207 hd
119.95
WA average1 barns · 207 hd
119.95
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,64792.231,51925
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28468.44879267
CowsLean 85-90%High1,25765.20820209

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 1962113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,09210
HeifersLarge 1932115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,07248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full692115.00/cwt115.00–115.007965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full856110.00/cwt110.00–110.009429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2744128.00/cwt128.00–128.0095229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,04238
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3684120.00/cwt120.00–120.008215
SteersLarge 11,089104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1337
SteersLarge 11,038105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,09012
SteersLarge 11,13095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,07413
SteersLarge 1941123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,15734
SteersLarge 1974116.62/cwt113.50–118.001,13654
SteersLarge 1-21,01496.00/cwt96.00–96.009735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2839133.58/cwt132.50–134.001,12139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2884126.45/cwt126.00–128.501,11843
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,15884.50/cwt84.50–84.509799
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,33584.75/cwt84.75–84.751,13112
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-364080.00/cwt80.00–80.005125
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3462109.00/cwt109.00–109.005047
Dairy SteersLarge 2-351079.00/cwt79.00–79.004035
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 267477.00/cwt77.00–77.005199
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-342675.00/cwt75.00–75.003205
Dairy SteersSmall 460950.00/cwt50.00–50.003055
Bulls1,58399.09/cwt99.00–99.501,5696
Bulls1,68792.18/cwt91.50–92.501,5559
Bulls1,65088.15/cwt85.00–91.501,45410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49373.75/cwt73.75–73.751,1012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18965.95/cwt65.00–67.00784116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35570.30/cwt67.00–73.00953149
CowsLean 85-90%1,54074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1403
CowsLean 85-90%1,27162.13/cwt58.00–65.0079099
CowsLean 85-90%1,23767.79/cwt67.00–69.00839107

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.