Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, this was the first real test of stocker and feeder cattle for the new year. Quality was very attractive of ranch raised offerings. Buyer attendance was very good. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 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 $137.24/cwt on 464 head.

Average price

$137.24

464 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Large 2-3

$39.00/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
Small and Medium 1-2	503	139.00	699	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	644	137.61	886	435
Small and Medium 2-3	543	137.00	744	9thin
Large 2-3	884	100.00	884	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale464 hd

137.24

—

WA average1 barns · 464 hd

137.24

+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	—	Low	1,917	78.23	1,499	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,612	58.93	950	377
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,279	58.13	744	370

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	155.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	981	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,066	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	178.45/cwt	173.00–186.00	851	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	945	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	827	5
Steers	Large 1	—	946	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,130	14
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,254	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	18,935	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.67/cwt	139.00–148.00	829	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	159.74/cwt	155.00–166.00	930	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	706	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,151	53.26/cwt	51.00–55.50	613	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,401	67.43/cwt	64.50–69.00	945	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,602	56.41/cwt	53.00–59.00	904	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.78/cwt	133.00–143.00	874	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	134.73/cwt	134.00–136.00	887	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	131.24/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,171	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	958	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	677	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	985	5
Heifers	Large 2-3Full	—	884	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	884	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	663	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	985	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	423	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	145.94/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,068	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	126.97/cwt	126.00–130.50	993	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	153.92/cwt	149.00–156.75	1,027	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,044	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	662	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	867	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	868	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	460	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	168.86/cwt	160.00–174.00	908	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	144.59/cwt	139.75–149.75	743	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	138.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,136	156
Bulls	—	—	1,869	75.61/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,413	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,651	61.31/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,012	181
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	55.65/cwt	52.00–58.00	698	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	62.75/cwt	62.75–62.75	828	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	60.48/cwt	58.00–62.00	788	180
Bulls	—	—	2,083	87.41/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,821	4

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 Jan 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 815Last week 1,235Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	631	150.00–160.00	155.39
19	—	751	142.00	142.00
24	—	477	173.00–186.00	178.45
53	—	582	155.00–166.00	159.74
16	—	892	129.00–133.50	131.24
42	—	732	143.00–149.00	145.94
22	—	667	149.00–156.75	153.92
56	—	538	160.00–174.00	168.86
8	—	438	181.00	181.00
156	—	823	135.00–141.00	138.03
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	946	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	145.50	145.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	87.50	87.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	868	53.00	53.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	569	139.00–148.00	145.67
31	—	477	147.00–149.00	148.02
63	—	621	133.00–143.00	140.78
19	—	658	134.00–136.00	134.73
77	—	734	125.00–132.50	130.58
90	—	782	126.00–130.50	126.97
12	—	825	126.50	126.50
71	—	514	139.75–149.75	144.59
Heifers — Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	884	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	143.00	143.00
5	—	662	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,254	1,510.00	1,510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,151	51.00–55.50	53.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,401	64.50–69.00	67.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,602	53.00–59.00	56.41
181	—	1,651	59.00–63.00	61.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,254	52.00–58.00	55.65
7	—	1,319	62.75	62.75
180	—	1,303	58.00–62.00	60.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,869	73.00–77.00	75.61
4	—	2,083	82.00–89.00	87.41

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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