Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle firm compared to last week's light test. Quality more attractive this week as buyers were able to purchase load lots. Buyer attendance was good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower as more imported meat is depressing the dosmetic meat market. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.99/cwt on 846 head.

Average price

$155.99

846 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$40.86/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	535	162.55	869	29
Medium and Large 1-2	676	156.98	1,061	785
Small and Medium 2-3	599	148.00	887	5thin
Large 1	913	121.69	1,111	27

One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale846 hd

155.99

—

WA average1 barns · 846 hd

155.99

+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	1,875	91.20	1,710	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,012	65.97	1,327	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,478	65.76	972	337
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,321	63.22	835	371

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,869	91.37/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,708	13
Bulls	—	—	1,839	82.06/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	95.55/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,815	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	65.88/cwt	63.00–68.00	919	193
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	62.76/cwt	60.00–65.00	881	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	67.84/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,047	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	136.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,060	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	143.62/cwt	139.00–144.85	1,043	142
Steers	Large 1	—	913	121.69/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,111	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	184.45/cwt	178.00–186.00	987	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	152.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,031	66
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,362	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	130.19/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,069	43
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	197.03/cwt	188.00–199.00	950	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	127.11/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,110	83
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	436	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	628	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	599	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	164.56/cwt	157.00–168.75	1,025	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	181.26/cwt	175.50–185.00	1,028	108
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	389	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	120.83/cwt	120.00–121.75	978	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	125.85/cwt	123.50–127.00	960	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	143.63/cwt	141.00–144.60	942	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	145.46/cwt	141.50–148.00	925	206
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	357	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	587	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,012	65.97/cwt	64.50–67.75	1,327	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	60.70/cwt	59.00–63.00	762	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	927	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	152.00/cwt	148.00–155.00	856	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,300	72.71/cwt	71.75–74.00	945	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,050	55.85/cwt	54.00–58.00	586	13

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,950Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,150Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,869	88.00–95.00	91.37
5	—	1,839	80.00–83.00	82.06
10	—	1,900	95.00–96.00	95.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	1,395	63.00–68.00	65.88
165	—	1,255	59.00–63.00	60.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,403	60.00–65.00	62.76
185	—	1,543	65.00–70.00	67.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,012	64.50–67.75	65.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,300	71.75–74.00	72.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,050	54.00–58.00	55.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	778	130.00–138.00	136.19
142	—	726	139.00–144.85	143.62
63	—	535	178.00–186.00	184.45
66	—	674	150.00–157.50	152.92
6	—	329	202.50	202.50
43	—	821	126.50–132.00	130.19
69	—	482	188.00–199.00	197.03
83	—	873	124.00–127.50	127.11
94	—	623	157.00–168.75	164.56
108	—	567	175.50–185.00	181.26
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	913	116.00–123.00	121.69
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	135.00	135.00
9	—	540	175.00	175.00
6	—	660	144.00	144.00
7	—	389	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	148.00	148.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	144.00	144.00
5	—	660	134.00	134.00
7	—	357	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	809	120.00–121.75	120.83
98	—	763	123.50–127.00	125.85
100	—	656	141.00–144.60	143.63
206	—	636	141.50–148.00	145.46
9	—	524	155.00	155.00
17	—	428	169.00	169.00
51	—	717	125.00–131.00	129.34
72	—	563	148.00–155.00	152.00

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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