Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Slaughtet cows 5.00-8.00 lower as the labor day weekend buying is over. 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 $137.61/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$137.61

61 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$320

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

$32.41/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 2-3	487	152.50	743	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	152.46	857	28
Large 1	885	120.09	1,063	28

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about −$320 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 sale61 hd

137.61

—

WA average1 barns · 61 hd

137.61

+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	—	Low	1,747	87.35	1,526	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,833	66.00	1,209	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,598	60.85	972	188
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,348	59.91	808	186

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	12
Bulls	—	—	1,686	83.54/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,408	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.69/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,632	8
Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	697	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,112	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,311	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,690	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,399	1,247.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	17,454	92
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,144	78.75/cwt	78.75–78.75	901	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	756	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	861	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	818	11
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,550	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	15,432	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,489.65/cwt	1,485.00–1,500.00	19,619	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,351	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,186	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	960.62/cwt	950.00–975.00	13,506	36
Steers	Large 1	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	743	5
Steers	Large 1	—	764	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	744	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	781	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	12
Steers	Large 1	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	57.40/cwt	52.00–60.00	715	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,447	62.32/cwt	60.00–64.00	902	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,673	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,104	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	58.60/cwt	55.00–61.00	827	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,754	62.58/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,098	99
Heifers	Large 1	—	777	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	901	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3Broken Mouth	—	1,182	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,865	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,391	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,658	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3Broken Mouth	—	1,300	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,880	7

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 700Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 980Year ago 793

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	695	115.00	115.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	67.00	67.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	463	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	78.75	78.75
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	638	118.50	118.50
11	—	861	95.00	95.00
34	—	467	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	145.00	145.00
8	—	497	156.00	156.00
8	—	503	155.75	155.75
5	—	623	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	935	115.00	115.00
5	—	764	135.50	135.50
10	—	880	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	142.00	142.00
10	—	717	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	130.00	130.00
8	—	744	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	777	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,686	80.00–85.50	83.54
8	—	1,800	85.50–94.00	90.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,900	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,245	52.00–60.00	57.40
95	—	1,447	60.00–64.00	62.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	66.00	66.00
85	—	1,412	55.00–61.00	58.60
99	—	1,754	61.00–65.00	62.58

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,336	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	92	—	1,399	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,247.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,351	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,057	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,317	1,485.00–1,500.00	1,489.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,406	950.00–975.00	960.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,351	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,182	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,300	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,391	910.00	910.00

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

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