Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts the last 2 weeks market has not been reported. Trade active with good demand for light to moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.60/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$139.60

92 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$27.07/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	699	142.84	998	81
Large 1	895	115.77	1,036	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale92 hd

139.60

—

WA average1 barns · 92 hd

139.60

+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	—	High	1,864	92.52	1,724	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	74.00	1,174	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,468	67.99	998	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	60.01	721	81

Every lot, as filed

32 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 3	—	512	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	369	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	738	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	410	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	863	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	708	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	289	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	506	10
Bulls	—	—	1,940	102.73/cwt	102.00–103.50	1,993	2
Bulls	—	—	2,193	81.37/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	89.70/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,559	7
Bulls	—	—	1,871	94.93/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,776	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,463	64.91/cwt	63.00–67.00	950	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	61.61/cwt	60.00–64.00	848	22
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	638	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	510	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	973	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	373	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	29
Steers	Large 1	—	846	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	133.92/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,019	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	928	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,682	65.62/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,104	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,174	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	61.02/cwt	60.00–63.00	550	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	818	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	899	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	953	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,072	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,272	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,011	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,304	76.28/cwt	74.00–78.75	995	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,136	54.82/cwt	53.00–58.75	623	32

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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 530Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends due to scheduling conflicts the last 2 weeks market has not been reported. Trade active with good demand for light to moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	72.00	72.00
10	—	863	82.00	82.00
10	—	289	175.00	175.00
10	—	373	265.00	265.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	55.50	55.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	68	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	638	80.00	80.00
12	—	835	82.00	82.00
14	—	745	83.00	83.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	640	152.00	152.00
42	—	761	127.50–135.00	133.92
5	—	684	138.00	138.00
7	—	564	164.50	164.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	846	118.50	118.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	142.00	142.00
29	—	560	139.00	139.00
5	—	399	144.50	144.50
5	—	751	119.75	119.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	818	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	102.00–103.50	102.73
2	—	2,193	80.00–82.50	81.37
7	—	1,738	85.00–92.00	89.70
9	—	1,871	92.00–99.50	94.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,463	63.00–67.00	64.91
19	—	902	60.00–63.00	61.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,376	60.00–64.00	61.61
28	—	1,682	64.00–67.00	65.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,587	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	79.50	79.50
18	—	1,304	74.00–78.75	76.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,136	53.00–58.75	54.82

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Toppenish Livestock Commission