Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle 3.00-10.00 higher with better buyer attendance this week that last week. Best demand remains for double vaccinated weaned supplies. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-12.00 higher. The earlier than usual spike in demand for beef is being driven by the 90% lean grind whose prices have pushed steadily higher and are now running dollars above prior year. The improvement is because of the underlying demand for beef in China and the rerouting of beef previously targeted for the United States by Australia and New Zealand now being sent to China. The demand from smaller supplies in the U.S. have failed to be satisfied with the U.S. cow slaughter. 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 $141.08/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$141.08

183 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$34.64/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	625	154.50	966	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	666	143.25	954	124
Small and Medium 2-3	437	137.34	600	25
Medium and Large 2-3	628	130.00	816	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	628	119.86	752	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $213 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 sale183 hd

141.08

—

WA average1 barns · 183 hd

141.08

+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	—	Average	1,870	74.93	1,401	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	57.73	939	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,575	55.69	877	437
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,371	52.73	723	455

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	719	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	597	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.42/cwt	127.00–128.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.60/cwt	128.00–137.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	130.99/cwt	127.00–132.50	768	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.21/cwt	128.00–128.50	858	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	421	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.00	552	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	449	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	711	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.41/cwt	140.00–150.50	845	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	138.33/cwt	137.00–141.00	912	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	147.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,036	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	474	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	640	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	403	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	562	13
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	533	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	761	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	320	10
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	877	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	20
Bulls	—	—	1,958	77.98/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,527	12
Bulls	—	—	1,788	72.11/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,289	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	931	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	52.63/cwt	48.00–56.00	792	213
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,656	58.94/cwt	56.00–61.00	976	215
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,223	44.75/cwt	44.75–44.75	547	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	57.73/cwt	54.00–59.00	939	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	50.10/cwt	46.00–53.00	653	220
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,459	56.02/cwt	53.00–58.00	817	222
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,007	41.14/cwt	35.00–46.00	414	13

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 Nov 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 640Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,100Year 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
5	—	719	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	597	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	125.00	125.00
12	—	368	134.00	134.00
19	—	619	127.00–128.00	127.42
21	—	526	128.00–137.00	131.60
22	—	586	127.00–132.50	130.99
28	—	669	128.00–128.50	128.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	421	130.00–132.00	131.18
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	449	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	146.00	146.00
5	—	761	143.00	143.00
7	—	832	135.00	135.00
9	—	622	149.00	149.00
23	—	581	140.00–150.50	145.41
34	—	659	137.00–141.00	138.33
36	—	704	144.00–149.00	147.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	135.00	135.00
13	—	403	139.50	139.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	82.50	82.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	761	42.00	42.00
20	—	877	42.00	42.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,958	75.00–80.00	77.98
13	—	1,788	68.00–75.00	72.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	62.50	62.50
213	—	1,505	48.00–56.00	52.63
215	—	1,656	56.00–61.00	58.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	44.75	44.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,627	54.00–59.00	57.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,304	46.00–53.00	50.10
222	—	1,459	53.00–58.00	56.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,007	35.00–46.00	41.14

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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