Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and Feeder Cattle firm. Slaughter cows 5.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active in stocker and feeder cattle, slow on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand good on stocker and feeder cattle, light on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.99/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$141.99

156 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$474

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

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	477	145.00	692	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	649	144.03	934	126
Medium and Large 2-3	688	132.50	912	18thin
Large 1	914	127.50	1,165	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about −$474 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 sale156 hd

141.99

—

WA average2 barns · 1,974 hd

142.85

−0.87

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	2,046	71.19	1,457	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,958	57.72	1,130	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,515	54.61	827	495
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,317	52.72	695	479

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	2,335	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	2,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	2,097	72.36/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,517	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,522	60.24/cwt	60.00–60.50	917	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	51.80/cwt	49.00–54.00	772	238
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	57.11/cwt	54.00–59.00	878	248
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,110	95.77/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,063	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	958	91.39/cwt	90.00–93.00	876	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	939	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	883	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	480	87.60/cwt	87.00–88.00	420	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	565	86.16/cwt	83.00–88.00	487	27
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	436	90.89/cwt	87.50–92.00	396	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	138.55/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,018	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	595.06/cwt	580.00–610.00	8,069	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,748	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,299	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,111	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,155	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.84/cwt	139.00–148.50	841	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	143.96/cwt	141.50–147.00	975	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	912	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	5
Steers	Large 1	—	914	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	129.01/cwt	126.00–130.50	694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.43/cwt	127.00–129.50	859	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	840	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,958	57.72/cwt	55.75–60.00	1,130	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,431	59.75/cwt	59.75–59.75	855	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	50.00/cwt	47.00–52.00	639	228
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	55.12/cwt	52.00–57.00	746	247
Heifers	Large 1	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	439	6

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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 540Year ago 0

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

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,335	86.75	86.75
2	—	1,775	60.50	60.50
5	—	2,097	69.00–77.00	72.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,522	60.00–60.50	60.24
238	—	1,491	49.00–54.00	51.80
248	—	1,537	54.00–59.00	57.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,958	55.75–60.00	57.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	59.75	59.75
228	—	1,277	47.00–52.00	50.00
247	—	1,353	52.00–57.00	55.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	95.50–96.00	95.77
13	—	958	90.00–93.00	91.39
22	—	939	94.00	94.00
7	—	1,299	85.50	85.50
8	—	1,155	88.50	88.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	480	87.00–88.00	87.60
27	—	565	83.00–88.00	86.16
32	—	436	87.50–92.00	90.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	155.50	155.50
17	—	735	136.50–140.00	138.55
29	—	585	139.00–148.50	143.84
71	—	677	141.50–147.00	143.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	688	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	140.00	140.00
9	—	388	142.00	142.00
11	—	572	128.00–129.00	128.53
15	—	538	126.00–130.50	129.01
19	—	669	127.00–129.50	128.43
43	—	622	130.00–136.00	135.09
6	—	318	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,356	580.00–610.00	595.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,224	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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