Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak. Internet and local buyers actively competed for supplies. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with very good demand as Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.47/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$136.47

139 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$13.39/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	692	138.39	957	109
Large 1	923	130.63	1,206	24
Medium and Large 2-3	648	125.00	810	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about $147 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 sale139 hd

136.47

—

WA average1 barns · 139 hd

136.47

+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	1,682	95.80	1,612	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,538	71.93	1,106	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,208	66.45	803	124

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	719	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	914	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	699	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.63/cwt	138.00–139.00	787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.10/cwt	118.50–120.00	881	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	10
Steers	Large 1	—	899	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,052	6
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	931	135.17/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,258	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.50	980	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	149.66/cwt	144.00–151.50	940	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	955	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	953	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	877	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	710	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	950	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	751	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	292	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	832	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	604	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	362	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	416	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	220	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	538	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	344	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	823	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	667	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	801	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	104.73/cwt	102.50–108.50	1,830	10
Bulls	—	—	1,579	87.51/cwt	79.50–93.00	1,382	11
Bulls	—	—	1,713	95.91/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,643	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,750	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	1,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	65.37/cwt	63.00–68.00	955	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,594	76.90/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,226	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,566	70.23/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,100	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,408	77.61/cwt	74.75–79.50	1,093	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	73.75/cwt	73.75–73.75	884	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	65.77/cwt	63.00–68.00	893	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	60.04/cwt	58.00–63.00	659	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	70.51/cwt	68.00–73.00	876	55

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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 825Last week 975Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	699	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	139.00	139.00
7	—	659	127.00	127.00
14	—	568	138.00–139.00	138.63
32	—	740	118.50–120.00	119.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	115.00	115.00
10	—	420	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	899	117.00	117.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	931	134.00–137.00	135.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	588	155.50	155.50
15	—	696	140.00–142.50	140.83
29	—	628	144.00–151.50	149.66
35	—	720	130.00–137.00	132.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	794	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	877	81.00	81.00
7	—	950	79.00	79.00
5	—	292	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	53.00	53.00
8	—	538	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	823	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,747	102.50–108.50	104.73
11	—	1,579	79.50–93.00	87.51
16	—	1,713	93.00–100.00	95.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,750	58.50	58.50
18	—	1,461	63.00–68.00	65.37
31	—	1,594	74.00–80.00	76.90
76	—	1,566	68.00–72.00	70.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,408	74.75–79.50	77.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	73.75	73.75
19	—	1,358	63.00–68.00	65.77
42	—	1,098	58.00–63.00	60.04
55	—	1,242	68.00–73.00	70.51

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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