Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers firm. Stocker and feeder heifers weak in a light test. Local buyers still trying to fill pasture needs. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand from both local and internet buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.18/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$124.18

64 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$7.60/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	654	128.10	838	31
Large 1	703	120.50	847	33

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale64 hd

124.18

—

WA average1 barns · 64 hd

124.18

+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	2,178	90.38	1,968	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,450	65.76	953	190
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	59.96	622	180

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	10
Bulls	—	—	2,275	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,706	2
Bulls	—	—	2,210	99.60/cwt	96.00–102.00	2,201	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	82.70/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	61.46/cwt	60.00–63.00	593	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	65.61/cwt	63.00–67.00	764	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	57.23/cwt	54.00–60.00	553	58
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	24
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	515	36
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	715	43
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	62
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	14
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.00	596	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,734	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	728	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	538	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,488	6
Steers	Large 1	—	807	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	847	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	57.80/cwt	56.75–59.75	725	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	937	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	65.79/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,056	60
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	783	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	889	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	694	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	866	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	972	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,292	73.28/cwt	71.75–75.75	947	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,030	50.55/cwt	47.50–54.00	521	24

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 780Last week 1,050Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	132.00	132.00
6	—	591	121.00	121.00
10	—	702	128.50	128.50
6	—	302	595.00	595.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	122.00	122.00
11	—	783	113.50	113.50
16	—	694	124.75	124.75
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	532	115.00	115.00
36	—	446	115.50	115.50
43	—	634	112.75	112.75
62	—	557	115.00	115.00
8	—	674	108.00	108.00
9	—	742	115.00	115.00
20	—	466	115.50	115.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	636	121.00	121.00
36	—	493	120.00–122.00	120.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	137.00	137.00
14	—	690	137.00–140.00	138.49
5	—	289	600.00	600.00
6	—	248	600.00	600.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	807	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,275	75.00	75.00
5	—	2,210	96.00–102.00	99.60
2	—	2,000	77.00–86.50	82.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	965	60.00–63.00	61.46
57	—	1,165	63.00–67.00	65.61
58	—	966	54.00–60.00	57.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,255	56.75–59.75	57.80
57	—	1,504	60.00–64.00	62.33
60	—	1,605	64.00–67.00	65.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,292	71.75–75.75	73.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,030	47.50–54.00	50.55

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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