Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-4.00 lower as a bearish cattle on feed report was released last Friday. Buyer attendance was light to moderate. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.77/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$129.77

161 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$25.48/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	564	135.94	766	112
Large 1	773	117.53	908	36
Small and Medium 2-3	508	110.46	561	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.48/cwt here — about $205 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 sale161 hd

129.77

—

WA average1 barns · 161 hd

129.77

+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	1,938	84.67	1,641	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	65.50	1,048	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,503	60.56	910	410
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,373	59.76	821	417

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	774	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	401	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	508	110.46/cwt	110.00–111.00	561	13
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	914	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,479	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	766	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	136.73/cwt	134.00–140.00	730	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	57.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	812	200
Bulls	—	—	1,944	80.63/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,567	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	57.01/cwt	54.00–59.00	772	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	47.44/cwt	45.00–49.00	552	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,404	62.69/cwt	59.00–65.00	880	201
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,409	67.56/cwt	65.00–70.00	952	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,604	63.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,011	201
Bulls	—	—	1,909	84.86/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,620	11
Bulls	—	—	2,028	96.12/cwt	94.50–97.75	1,949	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	474	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,062	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	309	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.50	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.84/cwt	141.50–142.00	652	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.52/cwt	133.00–135.00	916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	143.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	970	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.07/cwt	141.00–150.00	837	43
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,581	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	15,178	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	498	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	598	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	936	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	571	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	974	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	787	115.39/cwt	114.00–117.00	908	28
Steers	Large 1	—	886	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.30/cwt	129.50–133.00	760	24
Steers	Large 1	—	848	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,039	6
Steers	Large 1	—	784	126.68/cwt	122.00–132.50	993	11
Steers	Large 1	—	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	731	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	792	6

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 500Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,220Last week 1,100Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 200Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	165.00	165.00
12	—	527	145.00–150.50	147.66
27	—	678	140.00–145.00	143.11
43	—	573	141.00–150.00	146.07
6	—	749	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	886	125.00	125.00
6	—	848	122.50	122.50
11	—	784	122.00–132.50	126.68
18	—	725	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	731	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	401	325.00	325.00
13	—	508	110.00–111.00	110.46
7	—	474	435.00	435.00
5	—	309	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	534	134.00–140.00	136.73
12	—	643	133.00	133.00
19	—	460	141.50–142.00	141.84
20	—	681	133.00–135.00	134.52
5	—	417	143.50	143.50
24	—	579	129.50–133.00	131.30
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	787	114.00–117.00	115.39
8	—	724	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	461	108.00	108.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	816	114.75	114.75
32	—	466	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	914	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	766	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,581	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,405	55.00–60.00	57.80
201	—	1,604	60.00–65.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,355	54.00–59.00	57.01
11	—	1,164	45.00–49.00	47.44
201	—	1,404	59.00–65.00	62.69
11	—	1,351	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,409	65.00–70.00	67.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,600	65.50	65.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,944	78.00–82.00	80.63
11	—	1,909	82.00–87.00	84.86
3	—	2,028	94.50–97.75	96.12

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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