Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers firm in a light test. CME prices stronger today. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 higher on reduced supply. Not enough slaughter bulls this week for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.69/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$136.69

97 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	159.75	807	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	140.69	847	57
Small and Medium 2-3	472	127.00	599	10thin
Large 1	816	126.84	1,035	25

One grade step is worth $32.91/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale97 hd

136.69

—

WA average2 barns · 984 hd

135.57

+1.12

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	1,979	79.16	1,566	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,597	56.24	898	348
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,320	55.16	728	384

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Large 1	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	893	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	987	6
Steers	Large 1	—	757	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	977	5
Steers	Large 1	—	917	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,100	8
Steers	Large 1	—	703	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	956	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,041	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	934	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	594	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.72/cwt	134.50–135.00	752	11
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	345	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	398	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	513	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	489	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,294	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	138.46/cwt	137.50–139.50	919	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	130.40/cwt	129.00–135.00	636	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	57.30/cwt	55.00–61.00	768	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	127.66/cwt	127.50–128.00	746	19
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	471	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	344	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	433	12
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	53.69/cwt	52.00–56.00	862	165
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	784	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	839	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	779	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	844	7
Bulls	—	—	1,943	77.53/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,506	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,242	47.74/cwt	44.00–51.00	593	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,594	58.26/cwt	56.00–61.00	929	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	64.72/cwt	62.75–66.75	957	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,384	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	872	5
Bulls	—	—	2,103	84.88/cwt	84.75–85.00	1,785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	53.49/cwt	51.00–55.00	698	175

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 600Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 965Last week 1,120Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	845	125.00	125.00
5	—	757	129.00	129.00
8	—	917	120.00	120.00
6	—	703	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	558	134.50–135.00	134.72
27	—	664	137.50–139.50	138.46
6	—	439	170.00	170.00
6	—	548	137.00	137.00
7	—	617	136.75	136.75
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	129.00	129.00
5	—	545	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	159.75	159.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	488	129.00–135.00	130.40
5	—	678	126.50	126.50
19	—	584	127.50–128.00	127.66
6	—	643	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	755	89.00	89.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	89.75	89.75
5	—	1,294	89.50	89.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	278	124.00	124.00
9	—	449	105.00	105.00
12	—	344	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	784	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	413	140.00	140.00
10	—	324	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,341	55.00–61.00	57.30
5	—	1,384	63.00	63.00
175	—	1,305	51.00–55.00	53.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,606	52.00–56.00	53.69
175	—	1,594	56.00–61.00	58.26
8	—	1,478	62.75–66.75	64.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,242	44.00–51.00	47.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,943	73.00–80.00	77.53
2	—	2,103	84.75–85.00	84.88

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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