Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-01-09

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
200 vs last sale 500 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,235 head
485 vs last sale 750 1,235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. A major milk processor in the trade area is discounting non-quota milk by half price resulting in dairies culling heavier than usual. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.59/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$130.59
51 head · 742 lb average
Value per head Derived
$968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$22.03/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 1-2718134.0396241
Small and Medium 2-3639121.007735thin
Large 11,037112.001,1615thin
One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale51 hd
130.59
WA average1 barns · 51 hd
130.59
+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
BullsLow1,88881.601,54113
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,48356.47837400
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,24654.48679324

Every lot, as filed

27 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730134.09/cwt132.50–135.0097921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666136.09/cwt135.00–137.7590613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676129.00/cwt129.00–129.008725
SteersLarge 11,037112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1615
HeifersLarge 11,41288.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2435
BullsLarge 1464146.00/cwt146.00–146.006775
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3639121.00/cwt121.00–121.007735
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-380782.50/cwt82.50–82.5066629
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008506
Bulls1,69475.90/cwt75.00–76.501,2866
Bulls2,02594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,9141
Bulls2,05985.15/cwt82.50–87.501,7536
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 477959.00/cwt59.00–59.004605
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 462960.00/cwt60.00–60.003775
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-462780.00/cwt80.00–80.0050215
HeifersLarge 11,15085.00/cwt85.00–85.009787
HeifersLarge 1916100.00/cwt100.00–100.009166
Dairy HeifersLarge 3-41,07773.50/cwt73.50–73.5079224
CowsMedium and Large 2-31,01164.00/cwt64.00–64.006476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2779130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0137
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-484970.50/cwt70.50–70.505999
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,04149.19/cwt48.00–51.0051214
CowsLean 85-90%1,25552.46/cwt49.00–55.00658145
CowsLean 85-90%1,25556.70/cwt55.00–59.00712165
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,26246.62/cwt46.50–46.7558810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35754.24/cwt50.00–57.00736185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,60758.97/cwt57.00–62.00948205

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.