Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-07-30

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 30
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
700 vs last sale 400 800 vs year ago 300 · +266.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
620 head
75 vs last sale 695 250 vs year ago 870 · 28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker cattle this week for accurate trends. Not enough yearlings last week of the same quality as this week to accurately compare to. Feeder cattle supply more attractive this week as buyers were able to purchase load lots. Slaugher cows 2.00-6.00 higher as slaughter cows are in short supply and packer buyers were paying up to get what they could today. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with very good demand and good buyer attendance both from the stands and the internet .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.67/cwt on 549 head.
Average price
$143.67
549 head · 826 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$26.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2747151.501,131175
Large 1866141.721,227335
Medium and Large 2-3787126.0099212thin
Large 1-2876125.001,09527
One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $36 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 sale549 hd
143.67
WA average1 barns · 549 hd
143.67
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,69597.541,65411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,55972.071,124100
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23764.0079282

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1-2Full876125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,09527
Bulls1,49090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3413
Bulls1,67494.54/cwt92.50–99.001,5834
Bulls1,871106.20/cwt104.00–108.501,9874
CowsLean 85-90%1,25058.76/cwt58.00–59.7573518
CowsLean 85-90%1,27971.22/cwt68.00–74.0091126
CowsLean 85-90%1,23663.00/cwt60.00–68.0077933
Dairy HeifersLarge 397079.75/cwt79.75–79.757747
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009367
SteersLarge 1820146.25/cwt142.50–147.501,199151
SteersLarge 1906138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,250173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665151.83/cwt150.00–153.001,01021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724150.28/cwt146.00–154.001,08833
Dairy HeifersLarge 385377.00/cwt77.00–77.006575
Dairy HeifersLarge 380180.50/cwt80.50–80.506457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626140.75/cwt140.75–140.758815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680136.87/cwt136.75–137.0093114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2733128.52/cwt126.50–135.0094233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767151.78/cwt144.50–152.501,164121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3787126.00/cwt126.00–126.0099212
SteersLarge 1856138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,18111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47377.41/cwt76.00–78.001,14019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,59067.51/cwt66.00–69.001,07322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,59171.84/cwt69.00–75.001,14355
HeifersLarge 1829130.75/cwt130.75–130.751,08421
HeifersLarge 1910118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,07435
HeifersLarge 1876125.76/cwt120.00–127.001,102143
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,36175.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0214
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight98552.00/cwt52.00–52.005125

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.