Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle firm. Local buyers continue to buy for pasture needs. Slaughter cows and bulls 10.00-15.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.60/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$141.60

177 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$45.99/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	639	149.68	957	131
Small and Medium 1-2	515	147.75	761	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	676	135.00	913	5thin
Large 1	918	103.69	952	29

One grade step is worth $45.99/cwt here — about $5 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 sale177 hd

141.60

—

WA average1 barns · 177 hd

141.60

+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	1,908	69.38	1,324	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	41.87	655	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,320	39.67	524	145

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,100	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	704	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	952	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	67.82/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,265	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	70.08/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,350	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	44.92/cwt	43.00–47.00	690	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,647	40.90/cwt	39.00–43.00	674	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,424	38.24/cwt	36.00–42.00	545	51
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	796	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	638	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	448	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	936	8
Steers	Large 1	—	994	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	785	5
Steers	Large 1	—	860	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	985	8
Steers	Large 1	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	881	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,527	1,221.41/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	18,651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	995	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	145.36/cwt	140.50–146.50	970	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	920	43
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	591	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	913	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	882	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	774	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	757	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	847	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	131.86/cwt	131.00–132.50	955	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,349	43.65/cwt	42.00–45.00	589	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	500	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.27/cwt	116.00–123.00	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	947	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,004	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,100	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,050	32.52/cwt	30.00–34.00	341	27

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 Apr 9, 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 880Last week 850Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	64.00	64.00
12	—	952	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	105.00	105.00
6	—	498	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	132.00	132.00
5	—	578	138.00	138.00
8	—	693	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	79.00	79.00
8	—	860	114.50	114.50
8	—	900	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	116.50	116.50
7	—	509	173.00	173.00
22	—	562	177.00	177.00
42	—	667	140.50–146.50	145.36
43	—	635	140.00–148.00	144.95
12	—	724	131.00–132.50	131.86
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	139.00	139.00
5	—	409	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	947	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	834	105.75	105.75
26	—	541	140.00	140.00
30	—	607	139.50	139.50
7	—	481	159.00	159.00
9	—	733	109.00	109.00
13	—	680	116.00–123.00	119.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	443	137.00	137.00
5	—	645	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,865	64.00–69.00	67.82
9	—	1,927	69.00–74.00	70.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,537	43.00–47.00	44.92
34	—	1,647	39.00–43.00	40.90
4	—	1,350	37.00	37.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,424	36.00–42.00	38.24
67	—	1,349	42.00–45.00	43.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,050	30.00–34.00	32.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,527	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,221.41

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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