Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Supply was mostly small lots and singles. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.98/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$140.98

85 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$54.00/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
Medium and Large 1	592	167.50	992	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	562	139.91	787	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	700	137.12	960	49
Large 1	956	113.50	1,085	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.00/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale85 hd

140.98

—

WA average1 barns · 85 hd

140.98

+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	1,956	94.77	1,854	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	68.51	1,219	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,513	68.29	1,033	397
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,319	67.50	890	419

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	822	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	633	113.14/cwt	111.50–117.00	716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,479	74.75/cwt	74.75–74.75	1,106	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	689	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	820	8
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	359	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	843	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	89.50/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,520	3
Bulls	—	—	2,322	101.71/cwt	99.50–106.00	2,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	94.21/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,809	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	68.51/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,219	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	496	84.75/cwt	84.75–84.75	420	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	407	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	305	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	547	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	457	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,115	88.85/cwt	88.85–88.85	991	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,064	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	923	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	932	80.35/cwt	80.00–81.00	749	31
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	430	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	366	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	658	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	461	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	819	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	573	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,018	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	883	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	361	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	289	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	125.22/cwt	122.50–127.50	950	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	419	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	712	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	674	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	785	9
Steers	Large 1	—	956	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	813	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	64.95/cwt	62.00–67.00	848	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	70.01/cwt	67.00–72.00	949	208
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,529	77.75/cwt	77.75–77.75	1,189	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	66.07/cwt	63.00–68.00	997	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	71.10/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,106	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,188	57.82/cwt	56.50–59.00	687	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,020	62.82/cwt	57.00–66.00	641	20

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 Feb 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 870Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	113.75	113.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	633	111.50–117.00	113.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	156.00	156.00
8	—	530	150.50	150.50
10	—	602	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	671	130.00	130.00
6	—	828	124.00	124.00
8	—	545	180.00	180.00
10	—	739	127.50	127.50
11	—	759	122.50–127.50	125.22
5	—	637	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	170.00	170.00
9	—	674	116.50	116.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	956	113.50	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	185.00	185.00
7	—	644	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	496	84.75	84.75
12	—	430	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	75.00	75.00
8	—	547	83.50	83.50
15	—	1,115	88.85	88.85
17	—	1,064	86.75	86.75
31	—	932	80.00–81.00	80.35
6	—	658	70.00	70.00
6	—	819	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,018	86.75	86.75
7	—	361	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	74.75	74.75
185	—	1,305	62.00–67.00	64.95
208	—	1,355	67.00–72.00	70.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,780	67.00–69.00	68.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,529	77.75	77.75
165	—	1,509	63.00–68.00	66.07
203	—	1,555	68.00–73.00	71.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,188	56.50–59.00	57.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,020	57.00–66.00	62.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	86.50–91.00	89.50
3	—	2,322	99.50–106.00	101.71
9	—	1,920	91.00–96.00	94.21

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