Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher. CME positions continue to inch higher giving buyers additional confidence in the market. Feedlots are looking for yearlings to fill lots as heavy slaughter numbers are helping clear lot space. The CME feeder cattle index was sharply higher across all 12 states as feeders are becoming aggressive as they search for offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-7.00 higher as numbers supply during the week was reduced forcing processors to secure inventory. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.95/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$144.95

175 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	464	151.00	701	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	630	144.66	912	167

One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale175 hd

144.95

—

WA average2 barns · 1,397 hd

148.61

−3.67

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	1,922	88.85	1,707	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,565	69.45	1,087	614
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,308	63.66	833	464

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	52.32/cwt	50.00–54.00	497	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,381	65.78/cwt	64.00–68.00	908	251
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	62.09/cwt	60.00–64.00	776	193
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,252	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	676	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,366	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,011	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	71.13/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,138	400
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	66.47/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,004	203
Bulls	—	—	1,864	84.61/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,577	11
Bulls	—	—	1,950	92.69/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,807	10
Bulls	—	—	2,270	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,202	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	464	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	501	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	915	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	148.59/cwt	144.00–152.75	1,003	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	145.31/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.00/cwt	154.00–165.50	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	681	138.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	943	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	529	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	635	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	131.98/cwt	125.00–134.50	806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	710	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.00	651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	704	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	923	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	831	25
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,060	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	890	5

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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 800Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	950	50.00–54.00	52.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	1,381	64.00–68.00	65.78
193	—	1,250	60.00–64.00	62.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
400	—	1,600	68.00–73.00	71.13
203	—	1,510	64.00–68.00	66.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,864	79.00–89.00	84.61
10	—	1,950	89.00–95.00	92.69
1	—	2,270	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	501	148.00–153.00	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	144.00–150.00	147.98
21	—	675	144.00–152.75	148.59
14	—	734	144.00–146.00	145.31
14	—	540	142.00	142.00
12	—	474	154.00–165.50	160.00
7	—	591	138.00	138.00
7	—	441	156.00	156.00
5	—	876	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	681	136.00–141.00	138.54
8	—	620	137.50	137.50
5	—	857	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	120.00	120.00
5	—	406	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	611	125.00–134.50	131.98
18	—	542	129.00–133.00	130.98
18	—	478	135.00–137.00	136.26
12	—	724	124.00	124.00
12	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.78
8	—	593	135.00	135.00
7	—	672	135.00	135.00
5	—	390	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	138.00	138.00
5	—	782	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	923	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,060	84.00	84.00

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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