Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-12-19

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
0 vs last sale 500 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
750 head
250 vs last sale 1,000 750 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 1.00-2.00 higher in a light test as inclement weather conditions and the upcoming holidays are affecting movement of livestock in the trade area. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.36/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$135.36
183 head · 599 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$20.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576136.91789169
Large 1875116.701,02114thin
One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about −$232 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
135.36
WA average1 barns · 183 hd
135.36
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,07074.001,5321thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32656.20745233
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23552.67650111

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls2,07074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,5321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22753.01/cwt51.00–55.0065055
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17145.50/cwt45.50–45.505336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35461.60/cwt60.75–62.0083414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39458.76/cwt55.00–60.00819140
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,13345.41/cwt43.00–47.0051418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666146.55/cwt145.50–147.0097630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521153.14/cwt152.00–155.0079842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565135.24/cwt132.00–137.0076455
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3483128.00/cwt128.00–128.006185
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007625
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 482445.00/cwt45.00–45.0037121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2644136.22/cwt136.00–137.0087727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673133.11/cwt131.00–135.0089620
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 41,01955.00/cwt55.00–55.0056034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435162.93/cwt160.00–165.5070911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446145.00/cwt145.00–145.006478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518139.75/cwt139.75–139.7572413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2747109.00/cwt109.00–109.008146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2637149.00/cwt148.50–150.0094954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2396144.00/cwt144.00–144.005707
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2743133.00/cwt133.00–133.0098814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761144.50/cwt140.00–146.001,10024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480140.50/cwt140.50–140.5067425
CowsLean 85-90%1,21756.26/cwt53.00–58.0068552
CowsLean 85-90%1,31351.01/cwt48.00–53.0067046
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,02944.18/cwt41.00–48.0045513
HeifersLarge 1875116.70/cwt115.00–119.001,02114
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,29092.75/cwt92.75–92.751,1965
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full553145.00/cwt145.00–145.008027

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.