Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and Feeder cattle 1.00-7.00 higher as the buyers who where off the market last week returned to the market this week. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.07/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$140.07

266 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$263

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

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	600	145.21	872	197
Small and Medium 1-2	487	138.89	677	28
Large 1	977	116.21	1,135	41

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale266 hd

140.07

—

WA average2 barns · 2,135 hd

146.59

−6.51

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	1,894	80.12	1,518	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,869	63.74	1,191	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,466	62.93	923	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,294	61.48	796	173

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Large 1	—	970	117.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,135	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,168	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	999	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	133.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	741	9
Steers	Large 1	—	899	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,160	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	472	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	448	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	353	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	438	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	546	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	796	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	738	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.53/cwt	128.75–132.50	689	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,164	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	960	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	976	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,112	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	984	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,063	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	957	8
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	68.68/cwt	67.50–69.50	672	12
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	797	8
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	72.75/cwt	72.75–72.75	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	704	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	64.72/cwt	63.00–66.00	893	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	60.99/cwt	58.00–63.00	770	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	55.08/cwt	53.00–58.00	641	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,869	63.74/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,191	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,624	65.39/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,062	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	58.84/cwt	55.00–62.00	758	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	68.92/cwt	68.00–70.50	943	15
Bulls	—	—	1,820	82.31/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,498	15
Bulls	—	—	1,977	75.44/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,491	9
Bulls	—	—	2,265	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	2,027	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	1,453.65/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	15,641	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,693	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,930	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,194.52/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	16,926	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	1,596.81/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	20,343	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,388	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,474	1,357.98/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	20,017	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,521	896.23/cwt	875.00–925.00	13,632	12
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	522	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	463	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	736	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	408	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	797	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.63/cwt	132.50–141.00	864	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	136.25/cwt	136.00–136.50	969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	139.93/cwt	137.00–141.50	921	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	157.95/cwt	156.00–159.50	828	22

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 730Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	970	115.00–120.00	117.05
6	—	1,168	85.50	85.50
5	—	1,044	105.00	105.00
18	—	899	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	768	130.00–136.00	133.96
9	—	421	176.00	176.00
45	—	575	135.00–140.00	138.57
38	—	628	132.50–141.00	137.63
24	—	482	166.50	166.50
22	—	711	136.00–136.50	136.25
22	—	658	137.00–141.50	139.93
22	—	524	156.00–159.50	157.95
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	545	120.00	120.00
8	—	463	159.00	159.00
7	—	408	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	353	124.00	124.00
5	—	546	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	840	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	618	127.00–130.00	128.81
31	—	579	124.00–130.00	127.39
23	—	528	128.75–132.50	130.53
10	—	467	125.00	125.00
7	—	864	120.00	120.00
6	—	650	125.00	125.00
6	—	352	143.00	143.00
5	—	796	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	82.50	82.50
6	—	976	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	88.50	88.50
8	—	1,063	90.00	90.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	979	67.50–69.50	68.68
8	—	1,114	71.50	71.50
8	—	892	72.75	72.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	711	99.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,380	63.00–66.00	64.72
65	—	1,262	58.00–63.00	60.99
33	—	1,163	53.00–58.00	55.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,869	63.00–65.00	63.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,624	62.00–67.00	65.39
85	—	1,288	55.00–62.00	58.84
15	—	1,368	68.00–70.50	68.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,820	78.00–85.00	82.31
9	—	1,977	72.50–78.00	75.44
1	—	2,265	89.50	89.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,076	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,453.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,693	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,417	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,194.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,274	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,596.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,474	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,357.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,521	875.00–925.00	896.23

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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