Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test, as locals look to fill pasture needs. Slaughter cows weak to 4.00 lower with most decline on Lean Cows. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.63/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$121.63

62 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$28.78/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	577	126.28	729	52
Large 1	825	97.50	804	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale62 hd

121.63

—

WA average1 barns · 62 hd

121.63

+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	1,809	97.61	1,766	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,484	66.22	983	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	60.61	751	188

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Large 1Full	—	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	5
Bulls	—	—	1,532	90.01/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,379	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	101.41/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	67.58/cwt	66.00–70.00	910	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	61.31/cwt	59.00–63.00	843	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	76.71/cwt	76.50–77.00	1,145	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	61.34/cwt	60.00–62.00	795	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	479	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	352	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	590	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	445	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	286	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	342	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	633	13
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	759	53.26/cwt	52.00–54.00	404	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	742	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	953	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,331	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,025	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,029	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	772	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	398	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	113.24/cwt	111.00–116.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.10/cwt	134.50–139.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	121.96/cwt	115.00–127.00	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	782	5
Steers	Large 1	—	952	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	990	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,576	70.50/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,111	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	65.87/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,022	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,371	64.84/cwt	62.50–66.00	889	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	825	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,068	55.94/cwt	51.50–59.00	597	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,273	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	719	9

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 975Last week 975Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	122.50	122.50
6	—	495	167.00	167.00
7	—	619	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	110.50	110.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	952	104.00	104.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	73.50	73.50
12	—	590	75.50	75.50
9	—	286	90.00	90.00
13	—	342	185.00	185.00
6	—	742	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,331	77.00	77.00
7	—	1,029	75.00	75.00
8	—	398	69.00	69.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	759	52.00–54.00	53.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	139.00	139.00
11	—	683	111.00–116.00	113.24
12	—	527	134.50–139.00	137.10
12	—	581	115.00–127.00	121.96
5	—	782	104.00	104.00
6	—	395	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	825	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	83.00–94.50	90.01
10	—	1,948	98.00–105.00	101.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,346	66.00–70.00	67.58
55	—	1,375	59.00–63.00	61.31
17	—	1,371	62.50–66.00	64.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,493	76.50–77.00	76.71
32	—	1,296	60.00–62.00	61.34
42	—	1,576	68.00–74.00	70.50
59	—	1,552	62.00–68.00	65.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,068	51.50–59.00	55.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,273	56.50	56.50

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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