Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm. Quality more attractive this week as buyers where able to purchase load lots. Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.28/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$135.28

301 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$23.30/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	701	145.55	1,021	167
Large 1	924	122.53	1,132	118
Medium and Large 2-3	753	122.25	920	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $101 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 sale301 hd

135.28

—

WA average1 barns · 301 hd

135.28

+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	1,916	90.55	1,735	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,611	66.23	1,067	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,349	63.05	851	88

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
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	795	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	1,040	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	507	7
Bulls	—	—	1,982	91.84/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,820	19
Bulls	—	—	1,965	99.51/cwt	97.50–102.50	1,955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,736	83.01/cwt	79.50–85.50	1,441	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	68.20/cwt	66.00–71.00	918	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,529	58.23/cwt	54.00–59.50	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	7
Steers	Large 1	—	928	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,128	9
Steers	Large 1	—	872	130.24/cwt	124.50–132.00	1,136	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	145.11/cwt	141.00–150.00	981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	9
Steers	Large 1	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	35
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	114.41/cwt	114.00–114.50	1,154	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	157.09/cwt	154.50–157.75	911	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,059	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	143.92/cwt	139.75–149.00	1,064	62
Heifers	Large 1	—	763	129.07/cwt	127.00–129.50	985	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.81/cwt	138.00–140.50	861	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	145.79/cwt	142.00–147.50	714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.57/cwt	138.50–141.50	748	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	666	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	759	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,759	63.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,109	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,572	68.34/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,074	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	55.01/cwt	53.50–57.50	728	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,449	62.92/cwt	60.00–66.00	912	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	971	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	807	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,031	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,104	47.72/cwt	44.00–51.50	527	9

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 400Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 980Last week 842Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	795	130.85	130.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	763	127.00–129.50	129.07
5	—	971	105.00	105.00
9	—	807	127.75	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	136.00	136.00
31	—	620	138.00–140.50	138.81
19	—	490	142.00–147.50	145.79
21	—	532	138.50–141.50	140.57
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	666	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	748	120.00	120.00
9	—	756	124.00	124.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	928	121.50	121.50
22	—	872	124.50–132.00	130.24
35	—	830	130.00	130.00
52	—	1,009	114.00–114.50	114.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	167.50	167.50
9	—	525	160.50	160.50
13	—	676	141.00–150.00	145.11
25	—	580	154.50–157.75	157.09
53	—	770	137.50	137.50
62	—	739	139.75–149.00	143.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,982	87.00–96.00	91.84
4	—	1,965	97.50–102.50	99.51
8	—	1,736	79.50–85.50	83.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,346	66.00–71.00	68.20
10	—	1,323	53.50–57.50	55.01
26	—	1,449	60.00–66.00	62.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,529	54.00–59.50	58.23
34	—	1,759	60.00–64.00	63.04
101	—	1,572	65.00–71.00	68.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	44.00–51.50	47.72

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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