Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker steers less than 700 lbs 1.00-9.00 lower. Feeder Steers 700-750 lbs 12.00-14.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher as buyers remain aggressive. Slaughter bulls 12.00-14.00 higher. Trade active with good demand from both local and internet buyers. Demand remains good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.21/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$138.21

399 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$62.20/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	608	149.49	909	310
Medium and Large 2-3	764	111.00	848	6thin
Large 1	870	101.72	885	62
Small and Medium 2-3	667	87.29	583	21

One grade step is worth $62.20/cwt here — about $326 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 sale399 hd

138.21

—

WA average1 barns · 399 hd

138.21

+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	1,952	93.03	1,816	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,476	65.69	969	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,201	60.05	721	128

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	862	102.75/cwt	100.00–103.50	886	43
Steers	Large 1	—	904	99.15/cwt	98.00–100.00	896	14
Steers	Large 1	—	846	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	846	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	633	91.46/cwt	80.00–115.00	579	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	749	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	629	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	497	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	591	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	506	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	595	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	362	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	478	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	696	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	738	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	129.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	798	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.85/cwt	125.00–132.00	742	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	785	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.83/cwt	135.00–147.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	750	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	923	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	70.97/cwt	67.00–75.50	1,045	14
Bulls	—	—	1,917	87.00/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,668	13
Bulls	—	—	1,929	94.76/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,828	13
Bulls	—	—	2,144	107.00/cwt	101.50–110.50	2,294	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	85.76/cwt	84.00–89.00	584	19
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	701	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	580	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	361	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	314	8
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	604	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	468	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	90.77/cwt	90.00–91.00	577	21
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	503	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,161	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	836	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	934	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	682	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	607	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	540	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	748	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	764	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.34/cwt	144.00–151.00	914	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	141.30/cwt	140.50–143.00	964	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	942	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	828	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	158.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	913	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	696	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	870	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,045	54.94/cwt	52.50–56.75	574	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,223	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	59.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	711	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,352	63.66/cwt	62.00–65.00	861	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	70.52/cwt	69.50–71.50	971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,208	76.35/cwt	74.00–78.00	922	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,615	64.85/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,047	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	60.13/cwt	57.50–63.00	845	29

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 1,000Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 908Last week 530Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	862	100.00–103.50	102.75
14	—	904	98.00–100.00	99.15
5	—	846	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	607	89.00	89.00
9	—	748	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	620	144.00–151.00	147.34
47	—	682	140.50–143.00	141.30
46	—	732	121.00–133.00	128.69
46	—	487	170.00	170.00
37	—	576	155.00–164.00	158.57
22	—	407	171.00	171.00
8	—	759	115.00	115.00
5	—	527	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	80.00–115.00	91.46
13	—	749	84.00	84.00
12	—	563	115.00	115.00
9	—	497	119.00	119.00
6	—	506	117.50	117.50
5	—	362	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	696	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	616	127.00–130.00	129.57
53	—	513	135.00–140.00	139.33
47	—	580	125.00–132.00	127.85
22	—	677	115.00–119.00	115.99
20	—	448	140.00	140.00
12	—	713	107.00	107.00
12	—	486	135.00–147.00	140.83
11	—	806	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	885	89.00	89.00
6	—	923	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	681	84.00–89.00	85.76
7	—	876	80.00	80.00
6	—	574	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	604	77.50	77.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	636	90.00–91.00	90.77
8	—	559	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	934	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,473	67.00–75.50	70.97
36	—	1,615	63.00–66.00	64.85
29	—	1,405	57.50–63.00	60.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,045	52.50–56.75	54.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	68.50	68.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,190	57.00–62.00	59.72
33	—	1,352	62.00–65.00	63.66
4	—	1,377	69.50–71.50	70.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	74.00–78.00	76.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,917	79.00–89.00	87.00
13	—	1,929	90.00–99.00	94.76
4	—	2,144	101.50–110.50	107.00

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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