Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers 9.00-11.00 lower. CME positions shifted lower over the past week and feedlot buyers have been gun shy to take calves. Slaughter cows 3.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.00/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$117.00

164 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$18.15/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	588	123.74	728	90
Small and Medium 2-3	522	118.36	618	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	631	109.46	691	13thin
Large 1	850	107.27	912	28
Large 1-2	769	105.59	812	22

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale164 hd

117.00

—

WA average2 barns · 877 hd

127.43

−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	1,825	79.12	1,444	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,408	53.01	746	433
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,667	52.78	880	430

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Large 2-3	—	764	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	779	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	488	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	608	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	563	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	625	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	531	16
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	730	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	274	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	849	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	648	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.36/cwt	118.00–119.00	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	120.38/cwt	119.75–121.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	731	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	694	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	725	26
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	586	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	639	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	684	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	752	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	433	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	714	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	757	7
Steers	Large 1	—	838	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	976	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	853	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	810	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	975	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	990	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	799	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	959	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	709	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	833	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	749	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	805	9
Steers	Large 1	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	47.21/cwt	45.00–49.00	445	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,403	51.20/cwt	49.00–53.00	718	202
Bulls	—	—	1,800	75.07/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,351	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	50.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	833	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.50/cwt	116.50–125.00	754	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,454	55.26/cwt	53.00–57.00	803	212
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,375	59.87/cwt	57.75–62.00	823	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,709	54.41/cwt	52.00–56.00	930	206
Bulls	—	—	1,845	82.44/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,521	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	9
Steers	Large 1	—	721	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	923	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	795	105.40/cwt	105.00–106.00	838	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,148	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	913	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,291	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.96/cwt	124.00–132.50	859	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	130.52/cwt	128.50–133.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	650	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	11

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 600Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,120Last week 1,300Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	764	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	694	104.50	104.50
12	—	361	120.00	120.00
12	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	124.50	124.50
5	—	563	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	675	118.00–119.00	118.36
10	—	589	119.75–121.00	120.38
7	—	359	145.00	145.00
38	—	631	116.50–125.00	119.50
9	—	450	140.00	140.00
7	—	524	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	109.00	109.00
6	—	684	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	106.00	106.00
15	—	795	105.00–106.00	105.40
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	853	95.00	95.00
9	—	975	101.50	101.50
6	—	799	120.00	120.00
6	—	709	117.50	117.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	111.00	111.00
8	—	353	112.50	112.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	79.50	79.50
5	—	1,291	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	790	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	155.00	155.00
5	—	516	141.50	141.50
13	—	457	160.00	160.00
39	—	666	124.00–132.50	128.96
11	—	616	128.50–133.00	130.52
7	—	564	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	648	117.50	117.50
6	—	553	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	116.50	116.50
6	—	752	125.00	125.00
17	—	721	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	749	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	942	45.00–49.00	47.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	1,403	49.00–53.00	51.20
212	—	1,454	53.00–57.00	55.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	1,655	48.00–52.00	50.34
206	—	1,709	52.00–56.00	54.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,375	57.75–62.00	59.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,800	71.00–77.00	75.07
11	—	1,845	81.00–85.50	82.44

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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