Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and Feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 higher. Buyer attendance was high at this sale and quality was more attractive than last week with load lots of feeder cattle offered. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.37/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$147.37

445 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$44.64/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 1-2	643	149.64	962	379
Small and Medium 2-3	539	140.88	760	42
Medium and Large 2-3	782	127.75	999	19thin
Large 1	1,074	105.00	1,128	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale445 hd

147.37

—

WA average1 barns · 445 hd

147.37

+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	—	High	1,757	73.59	1,293	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,891	57.76	1,092	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,566	56.61	887	444
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,251	53.77	672	394

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	649	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	721	11
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	636	5
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	704	10
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	682	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	913	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	751	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	797	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	127.86/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,033	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	943	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.30/cwt	133.00–137.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	142.00/cwt	138.50–143.00	706	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.23/cwt	131.00–133.00	886	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.75	776	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.55/cwt	133.00–140.00	881	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	881	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	644	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	828	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,074	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	577	144.86/cwt	144.50–145.00	836	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	132.95/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,115	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	160.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	838	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	150.48/cwt	146.50–151.50	1,068	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	149.68/cwt	144.00–151.00	958	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	155.32/cwt	148.00–158.00	916	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	144.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	968	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	127.75/cwt	125.00–129.00	999	19
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	454	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	640	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	372	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	599	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	569	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	785	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	694	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	871	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,400	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	10,360	6
Bulls	—	—	1,968	81.67/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,722	70.06/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,206	9
Bulls	—	—	1,722	74.42/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,282	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	63.62/cwt	63.00–64.00	992	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	52.91/cwt	48.00–56.00	798	204
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,631	59.82/cwt	56.00–62.00	976	221
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,463	62.75/cwt	62.75–62.75	918	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,165	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	507	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,891	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	1,092	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	51.50/cwt	48.00–54.00	618	190
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	56.56/cwt	54.00–58.00	744	190
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,047	46.63/cwt	45.00–47.50	488	14

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 980Last week 545Year ago 0

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

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year 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	—	649	120.50	120.50
6	—	538	126.00	126.00
11	—	848	85.00	85.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	64.00	64.00
10	—	885	79.50	79.50
13	—	1,049	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	913	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	143.50	143.50
18	—	561	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	444	140.50	140.50
14	—	808	127.00–129.00	127.86
18	—	754	125.00	125.00
19	—	522	133.00–137.00	135.30
27	—	497	138.50–143.00	142.00
60	—	670	131.00–133.00	132.23
82	—	578	130.00–138.75	134.31
82	—	636	133.00–140.00	138.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	112.00	112.00
6	—	708	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	128.50	128.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	135.00	135.00
25	—	577	144.50–145.00	144.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	137.00	137.00
9	—	867	144.00	144.00
12	—	438	167.50	167.50
14	—	839	131.00–134.00	132.95
37	—	523	155.00–165.00	160.31
56	—	710	146.50–151.50	150.48
60	—	640	144.00–151.00	149.68
65	—	590	148.00–158.00	155.32
91	—	671	140.00–147.00	144.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	782	125.00–129.00	127.75
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	141.00	141.00
7	—	511	145.00	145.00
9	—	372	161.00	161.00
9	—	569	138.00	138.00
12	—	694	125.50	125.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,400	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,968	79.50–84.00	81.67
9	—	1,722	68.00–72.00	70.06
9	—	1,722	72.00–77.00	74.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	63.00–64.00	63.62
204	—	1,509	48.00–56.00	52.91
221	—	1,631	56.00–62.00	59.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	62.75	62.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	43.50	43.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,891	55.00–60.00	57.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,200	48.00–54.00	51.50
190	—	1,316	54.00–58.00	56.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,047	45.00–47.50	46.63

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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