Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-03-05

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 5
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
100 vs last sale 300 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,170 head
200 vs last sale 970 1,170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at same market, not enough stocker or feeder this week for accurate trends weaker undertones were noted. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter Bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.36/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$131.36
88 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3
$67.50/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 1591149.008816thin
Medium and Large 1-2531139.5674261
Small and Medium 2-3690115.007946thin
Large 1939105.5099110thin
Large 2-31,25581.501,0235thin
One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale88 hd
131.36
WA average1 barns · 88 hd
131.36
+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
BullsAverage2,05986.341,77724
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,52164.78985336
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26962.87798298

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
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,15085.50/cwt85.50–85.509835
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,42576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0835
Bulls2,09192.87/cwt87.00–96.001,94211
Bulls2,03180.82/cwt70.00–87.001,64113
CowsLean 85-90%1,30660.96/cwt58.00–63.00796134
CowsLean 85-90%1,25965.47/cwt63.00–67.00824145
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51263.09/cwt60.00–65.00954152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56167.51/cwt65.00–69.001,054165
Dairy SteersLarge 2509124.00/cwt124.00–124.006315
Dairy HeifersLarge 2401110.00/cwt110.00–110.0044112
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-390670.00/cwt70.00–70.006345
Dairy SteersLarge 2454160.00/cwt160.00–160.007269
Dairy SteersLarge 2371150.00/cwt150.00–150.0055713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481146.97/cwt142.00–150.0070726
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007946
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3463130.00/cwt130.00–130.006026
SteersLarge 2509124.00/cwt124.00–124.006315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576150.00/cwt150.00–150.008645
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730130.00/cwt130.00–130.0094913
HeifersLarge 1939105.50/cwt105.50–105.5099110
HeifersLarge 2-31,25581.50/cwt81.50–81.501,0235
HeifersMedium and Large 1591149.00/cwt149.00–149.008816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2506139.00/cwt139.00–139.007037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618131.00/cwt131.00–131.0081010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566133.83/cwt131.00–135.0075718
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,08956.49/cwt52.00–58.5061519
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,24254.67/cwt52.00–57.0067919

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.