Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-11-14

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 14
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
255 vs last sale 800 545 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
100 vs last sale 1,100 1,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
50 vs last sale 0 50 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, Stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm in a light test. Most lots of feeder cattle offered today where small lots and singles. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Slaughter Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower with lower quality offered this week. Trade active with good demand. Especially from internet buyers on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.39/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$121.39
123 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.81
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538134.1572279
Small and Medium 1-2469130.006107thin
Small and Medium 2-358197.8556826
Medium and Large 2-379080.0063211thin
One grade step is worth $54.15/cwt here — about $90 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 sale123 hd
121.39
WA average2 barns · 1,073 hd
134.21
−12.81
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
BullsLow1,90075.071,42613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,52956.46863405
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23554.09668374

Every lot, as filed

29 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
BullsMedium and Large 1472145.00/cwt145.00–145.006846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2446148.00/cwt148.00–148.006605
BullsSmall and Medium 2-351585.00/cwt85.00–85.004385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2699125.00/cwt125.00–125.008745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704123.00/cwt123.00–123.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606130.50/cwt130.50–130.507916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546135.50/cwt135.50–135.507408
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428140.73/cwt138.50–142.0060213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573132.33/cwt130.00–134.7575820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475137.02/cwt134.00–139.5065122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Mexican Origin79080.00/cwt80.00–80.0063211
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2469130.00/cwt130.00–130.006107
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin64491.00/cwt91.00–91.005869
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin541100.00/cwt100.00–100.0054112
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3562105.00/cwt105.00–105.005905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1205
SteersMedium and Large 1-2703140.75/cwt140.75–140.759899
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556146.80/cwt142.00–149.5081614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629142.94/cwt140.00–146.0089916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662141.62/cwt138.00–146.0093819
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,04291.50/cwt91.50–91.509535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,277674.44/cwt625.00–710.008,61314
Bulls1,82072.88/cwt72.00–74.001,3265
Bulls1,95076.44/cwt74.00–79.001,4918
CowsBoner 80-85%1,59865.12/cwt64.00–65.751,0418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50552.64/cwt48.00–56.00792185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,54859.46/cwt56.00–62.00920212
CowsLean 85-90%1,21251.28/cwt47.00–54.00622170
CowsLean 85-90%1,25556.44/cwt54.00–58.00708204

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.