Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, steers and heifers suitable to go to the grow yards less than 700 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder cattle more than 700 lbs weak. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-6.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Trade active with good demand. Buyer attendance was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.15/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$136.15

195 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.43

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	596	144.61	862	102
Small and Medium 2-3	420	132.50	557	6thin
Large 1	874	126.79	1,108	72
Medium and Large 2-3	652	125.00	815	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $47 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 sale195 hd

136.15

—

WA average2 barns · 1,200 hd

146.58

−10.43

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	1,873	78.93	1,478	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,676	57.43	962	417
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,352	56.19	759	527

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	402	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	507	5
Steers	Large 1	—	828	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,118	10
Steers	Large 1	—	735	134.26/cwt	131.00–139.00	987	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	814	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.50	993	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	973	112.61/cwt	109.50–115.00	1,096	14
Steers	Large 1	—	953	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,167	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	896	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	908	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	143.85/cwt	140.00–147.50	839	50
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Full	—	587	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	631	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	509	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	533	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	589	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.50	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.36/cwt	128.50–134.00	829	15
Bulls	—	—	1,755	75.58/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,326	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,652	54.32/cwt	51.00–57.00	897	201
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	875	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,126	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,239	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,162	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,278	5
Steers	Large 1	—	861	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,080	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	53.11/cwt	49.00–56.00	693	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	989	46.02/cwt	42.00–49.00	455	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.88/cwt	135.00–138.00	702	24
Bulls	—	—	1,991	82.27/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,638	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,403	58.70/cwt	56.00–63.00	824	314
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,698	60.33/cwt	57.00–63.00	1,024	216

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 500Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,190Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	505	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	126.00	126.00
14	—	538	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	125.00	125.00
13	—	718	137.00–139.50	138.33
14	—	973	109.50–115.00	112.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	654	120.00	120.00
6	—	397	143.00	143.00
12	—	566	130.00–135.50	132.69
5	—	456	144.50	144.50
15	—	631	128.50–134.00	131.36
24	—	517	135.00–138.00	135.88
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	806	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	828	134.00–136.00	134.98
28	—	735	131.00–139.00	134.26
10	—	953	122.50	122.50
9	—	1,126	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,162	110.00	110.00
10	—	861	125.00–126.00	125.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	125.00	125.00
36	—	628	140.00–147.50	144.57
50	—	583	140.00–147.50	143.85
5	—	549	144.00	144.00
6	—	449	168.00	168.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	597	130.00	130.00
5	—	761	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	141.00	141.00
10	—	453	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,755	72.00–78.00	75.58
11	—	1,991	78.00–84.50	82.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,652	51.00–57.00	54.32
216	—	1,698	57.00–63.00	60.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,304	49.00–56.00	53.11
314	—	1,403	56.00–63.00	58.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	989	42.00–49.00	46.02

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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