Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers 2.00-4.00 lower, Stocker and feeder heifers 6.00-10.00 lower as slaughter cattle prices decline. Slaughter cows and bulls 12.00-20.00 higher as buyers where aggressive for numbers on reduced offerings. Trade very active with good buyer attendance both from regular and internet buyers. Demand light to moderate for stocker and feeder cattle, excellent demand for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.95/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$133.95

143 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$43.73/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	638	146.87	937	82
Medium and Large 2-3	633	138.00	874	21
Small and Medium 2-3	592	107.79	638	19thin
Large 1	962	103.14	992	21

One grade step is worth $43.73/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale143 hd

133.95

—

WA average1 barns · 143 hd

133.95

+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	—	High	1,831	84.54	1,548	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	59.89	799	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,252	58.88	737	140

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	591	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	847	16
Bulls	—	—	1,941	89.03/cwt	86.75–94.50	1,728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	82.55/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,471	9
Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	53.72/cwt	53.00–57.00	629	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	59.66/cwt	57.00–62.00	765	107
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,167	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,175	69.75/cwt	69.75–69.75	820	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	797	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	430	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	603	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	627	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	174.28/cwt	173.00–175.00	986	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,203.77/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	13,314	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	568	100.96/cwt	98.00–103.00	573	12
Steers	Large 1	—	874	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	816	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	874	21
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	579	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.58/cwt	115.00–119.00	723	24
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	527	103.64/cwt	102.00–105.00	546	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.80/cwt	128.00–131.00	754	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	671	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	634	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	634	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	64.61/cwt	64.00–65.00	997	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	56.75/cwt	54.00–59.00	750	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	60.96/cwt	59.00–63.00	810	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	64.64/cwt	63.00–66.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	913	7
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 530Last week 880Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	603	104.00	104.00
9	—	579	112.00	112.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,095	86.00	86.00
7	—	874	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	152.00	152.00
7	—	525	181.00	181.00
19	—	566	173.00–175.00	174.28
19	—	664	143.00	143.00
19	—	716	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	702	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	159.00	159.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,175	69.75	69.75
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	797	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	568	98.00–103.00	100.96
18	—	527	102.00–105.00	103.64
10	—	634	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	102.00	102.00
24	—	620	115.00–119.00	116.58
29	—	581	128.00–131.00	129.80
5	—	494	131.00	131.00
6	—	545	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,941	86.75–94.50	89.03
9	—	1,782	77.00–86.00	82.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,170	53.00–57.00	53.72
107	—	1,283	57.00–62.00	59.66
8	—	1,100	63.00–66.00	64.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	64.00–65.00	64.61
49	—	1,321	54.00–59.00	56.75
118	—	1,328	59.00–63.00	60.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,268	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,106	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,203.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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