Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-11-05

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 5
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
100 vs last sale 400 300 vs year ago 800 · 37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,170 head
205 vs last sale 965 70 vs year ago 1,100 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
600 head
600 vs last sale 0 600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm in a light test. Receipts where mostly singles and small bunches this week. Buyer attendance was light this week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cows sold today with an April 15, 2021 cutoff for calving.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.54/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$137.54
89 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617137.5484989
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale89 hd
137.54
WA average1 barns · 89 hd
137.54
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,00983.961,68711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,51557.30868416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28155.44710414

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsLarge 11,6001,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0016,5606
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3311,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0016,4389
Bred CowsLarge 11,8001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0020,7005
Bred CowsLarge 11,1881,476.14/cwt1,450.00–1,525.0017,537142
Bred HeifersLarge 19541,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0012,49723
HeifersLarge 1803115.00/cwt115.00–115.009237
CowsMedium and Large 1-293379.28/cwt79.00–79.5074025
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2642116.00/cwt116.00–116.007455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518140.50/cwt140.50–140.507285
CowsMedium and Large 1-288887.50/cwt87.50–87.5077727
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2811,449.98/cwt1,400.00–1,485.0018,57444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730133.00/cwt133.00–133.0097114
CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05975.00/cwt75.00–75.007949
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632136.67/cwt135.50–138.5086419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708123.00/cwt123.00–123.008717
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3551105.00/cwt105.00–105.005797
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559127.91/cwt125.50–129.7571516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2403156.00/cwt156.00–156.006295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581136.94/cwt135.50–138.5079630
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,5001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0016,8758
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3511,140.98/cwt1,135.00–1,150.0015,41515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431137.50/cwt137.50–137.505936
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,300900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,70028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2941,271.44/cwt1,200.00–1,350.0016,452141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479159.00/cwt159.00–159.007625
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,48665.58/cwt62.00–69.7597521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40554.34/cwt52.00–56.00763185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753127.00/cwt127.00–127.0095611
Dairy HeifersLarge 395588.00/cwt88.00–88.008408
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,24286.50/cwt86.50–86.501,0745
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,357.37/cwt1,335.00–1,425.0016,03142
CowsLean 85-90%1,30353.21/cwt51.00–55.00693175
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,00648.69/cwt45.00–51.0049031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,335989.18/cwt900.00–1,000.0013,20645
CowsLean 85-90%1,30358.32/cwt55.00–61.00760208
Bulls2,00983.96/cwt80.00–87.001,68711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,61459.08/cwt56.00–61.00954210

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.