Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle firm with good offering that were 45 days or more weaned with vaccination programs many selling with good weighing conditions. Supply was more attractive this week as buyers where able to buy load lots of calves and yearlings alike. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand form both local and internet buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.06/cwt on 574 head.

Average price

$136.06

574 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$30.87/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	670	145.87	977	319
Large 1	855	124.33	1,063	201
Small and Medium 1-2	630	123.83	780	41
Medium and Large 2-3	768	115.00	883	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $94 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 sale574 hd

136.06

—

WA average1 barns · 574 hd

136.06

+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	—	Average	1,797	91.06	1,637	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	72.00	1,224	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,388	70.40	977	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,231	62.85	774	149

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Large 3	—	512	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	412	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	802	122.03/cwt	115.50–123.50	979	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	863	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	992	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.40/cwt	142.00–143.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.70/cwt	139.50–146.00	657	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	130.04/cwt	129.50–130.75	863	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	126.53/cwt	122.50–129.00	914	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.00/cwt	137.50–143.75	797	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.18/cwt	128.50–138.00	854	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	119.68/cwt	115.00–120.50	908	71
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	119.29/cwt	109.00–125.50	752	39
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	646	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	735	14
Steers	Large 1	—	888	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,052	16
Steers	Large 1	—	912	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,099	71
Steers	Large 1	—	815	127.54/cwt	126.50–129.00	1,039	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	127.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	999	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	169.21/cwt	166.00–171.00	904	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	156.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	921	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.29/cwt	148.00–156.00	949	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.47/cwt	140.00–145.75	974	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	140.07/cwt	138.00–142.50	997	123
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	584	134.66/cwt	120.00–141.00	786	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,187	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	950	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	907	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	571	5
Bulls	—	—	1,907	95.40/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,819	12
Bulls	—	—	1,715	87.81/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,506	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	62.99/cwt	59.00–65.00	869	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	68.14/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,066	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,331	76.75/cwt	72.50–79.50	1,022	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,200	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	672	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Certified Prgms	—	1,700	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,224	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,576	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	66.83/cwt	65.00–69.00	869	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,126	56.57/cwt	54.50–58.50	637	41

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 400Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 930Last week 530Year ago 920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	80.50	80.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	802	115.50–123.50	122.03
58	—	863	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	142.00–143.00	142.40
21	—	464	139.50–146.00	141.70
42	—	664	129.50–130.75	130.04
43	—	722	122.50–129.00	126.53
53	—	565	137.50–143.75	141.00
65	—	632	128.50–138.00	135.18
71	—	759	115.00–120.50	119.68
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	630	109.00–125.50	119.29
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	646	113.75	113.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	888	118.50	118.50
71	—	912	120.50	120.50
114	—	815	126.50–129.00	127.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	783	125.00–132.00	127.65
27	—	534	166.00–171.00	169.21
34	—	588	155.00–160.00	156.68
37	—	619	148.00–156.00	153.29
73	—	674	140.00–145.75	144.47
123	—	712	138.00–142.50	140.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	768	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	688	110.00	110.00
23	—	584	120.00–141.00	134.66
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,187	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,907	92.00–99.00	95.40
16	—	1,715	84.00–92.00	87.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,380	59.00–65.00	62.99
37	—	1,565	65.00–71.00	68.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,331	72.50–79.50	76.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,200	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	59.00	59.00
34	—	1,176	60.00–65.00	62.70
70	—	1,300	65.00–69.00	66.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,126	54.50–58.50	56.57

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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