Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers 9.00-11.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower due in part to lower slaughter cattle market. Slaughter cows 8.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand. Buyer attendance was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.11/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$125.11

251 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$42.22/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 1-2	689	127.22	877	222
Small and Medium 1-2	662	115.83	767	15thin
Large 1	908	114.00	1,035	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	694	85.00	590	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.22/cwt here — about $287 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 sale251 hd

125.11

—

WA average1 barns · 251 hd

125.11

+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	1,793	99.60	1,786	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,191	69.25	824	342
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,442	69.15	997	386
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	67.50	1,175	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	83.50	1,080	4thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,833	88.55/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	108.04/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,997	5
Bulls	—	—	1,773	98.48/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,746	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	70.99/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,078	159
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,175	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,461	78.63/cwt	75.00–81.75	1,149	29
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	150.03/cwt	149.50–150.75	914	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	115.24/cwt	114.00–119.50	852	64
Bred Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	11
Bred Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,288	978.84/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	12,607	21
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,294	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,080	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	683	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	684	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	735	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	694	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.74/cwt	161.00–167.50	792	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	786	44
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	579	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	571	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	614	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	533	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	480	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	113.17/cwt	113.00–115.50	874	73
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	618	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	106.09/cwt	104.00–108.50	778	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.95/cwt	119.00–126.00	704	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	655	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	59.76/cwt	58.50–62.00	629	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	80.07/cwt	77.75–83.50	1,239	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	64.94/cwt	62.00–67.00	914	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	71.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	814	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	66.83/cwt	64.00–69.00	787	205
Heifers	Large 1	—	596	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	775	9
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	908	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,035	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,294	76.26/cwt	75.50–77.50	987	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,470	83.59/cwt	80.50–86.50	1,229	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,280	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	698	5

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 Mar 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 975Last week 1,056Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	88.00–89.00	88.55
5	—	1,848	106.00–113.00	108.04
18	—	1,773	93.00–104.00	98.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,518	67.00–74.00	70.99
22	—	1,052	58.50–62.00	59.76
35	—	1,548	77.75–83.50	80.07
145	—	1,407	62.00–67.00	64.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	67.50	67.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,461	75.00–81.75	78.63
108	—	1,142	69.00–75.00	71.31
205	—	1,178	64.00–69.00	66.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,294	75.50–77.50	76.26
10	—	1,470	80.50–86.50	83.59
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	54.50	54.50
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	83.50	83.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	275.00	275.00
5	—	480	105.00	105.00
6	—	803	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	609	149.50–150.75	150.03
64	—	739	114.00–119.50	115.24
6	—	529	153.00	153.00
6	—	550	141.00	141.00
13	—	673	120.00	120.00
19	—	481	161.00–167.50	164.74
73	—	772	113.00–115.50	113.17
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	684	107.50	107.50
5	—	618	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	694	85.00	85.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	908	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	675	116.50	116.50
10	—	540	125.50	125.50
16	—	621	126.00	126.00
17	—	733	104.00–108.50	106.09
19	—	577	119.00–126.00	121.95
21	—	496	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	107.50	107.50
10	—	533	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	596	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,288	950.00–1,010.00	978.84

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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