Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts the last 2 weeks and market not reported. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.03/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$133.03

78 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$42.85/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	618	152.85	945	37
Large 1	962	116.59	1,122	32
Large 1-2	896	110.00	986	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale78 hd

133.03

—

WA average1 barns · 78 hd

133.03

+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	1,818	91.99	1,672	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,517	64.03	971	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	58.94	652	131

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
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,100	80.75/cwt	80.75–80.75	888	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	408	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	286	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,174	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	904	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	16
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	579	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	203	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	542	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	154.82/cwt	151.00–158.50	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	604	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	785	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Full	—	1,132	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	792	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	97.20/cwt	96.75–97.50	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	81.89/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	92.98/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,701	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,584	66.12/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,047	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,478	64.52/cwt	63.00–66.00	954	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	68.10/cwt	66.00–70.00	865	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	396	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	896	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	978	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	15,393	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.12/cwt	145.50–149.00	778	31
Steers	Large 1	—	962	116.59/cwt	114.50–118.00	1,122	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,319	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	788	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	55.94/cwt	52.00–58.75	575	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,088	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	666	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,623	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,030	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	864	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	5

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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 0Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 842Last week 0Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends due to scheduling conflicts the last 2 weeks and market not reported. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	484	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	542	85.00	85.00
16	—	423	93.50	93.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	80.75	80.75
6	—	408	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,174	77.00	77.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	35.00	35.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	153.00	153.00
12	—	576	151.00–158.50	154.82
5	—	631	155.00	155.00
6	—	272	485.00	485.00
5	—	769	139.50	139.50
6	—	499	158.00	158.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	896	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	962	114.50–118.00	116.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	447	144.00–148.00	145.99
31	—	529	145.50–149.00	147.12
5	—	737	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	864	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	96.75–97.50	97.20
3	—	1,723	81.00–83.50	81.89
20	—	1,829	87.50–96.00	92.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,584	64.00–68.00	66.12
4	—	1,500	72.50	72.50
10	—	1,189	56.00	56.00
15	—	1,623	63.00–64.00	63.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	63.00–66.00	64.52
26	—	1,270	66.00–70.00	68.10
96	—	1,028	52.00–58.75	55.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,299	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,024	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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