Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. Slaughter cattle market continues to provide positive outlook. Buyer attendance was good. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower as most interests have adequate needs for now. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.88/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$124.88

101 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$43.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

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	589	131.52	775	64
Small and Medium 2-3	453	119.81	543	27
Large 1-2	837	104.00	870	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	1,084	88.00	954	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.52/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale101 hd

124.88

—

WA average2 barns · 944 hd

132.41

−7.53

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	1,850	79.63	1,473	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	62.50	1,188	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,429	56.02	801	433
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,292	54.24	701	403

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,084	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.38/cwt	135.00–141.00	884	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	137.71/cwt	136.00–140.00	807	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	916	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,444	1,163.10/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	16,795	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	398	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	525	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	473	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	473	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	429	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	536	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	341	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	477	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,342	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,080	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,058	5
Steers	Large 1	—	739	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	983	15
Steers	Large 1	—	785	130.18/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	837	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	870	5
Steers	Large 1	—	936	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.33/cwt	128.00–138.00	743	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	660	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	597	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	388	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,359	766.74/cwt	750.00–785.00	10,420	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,291	774.35/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,997	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,380	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,730	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3Broken Mouth	—	1,281	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,647	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,186	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,860	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	59.09/cwt	56.00–61.00	918	212
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,286	62.75/cwt	62.75–62.75	807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	81.10/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,526	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,404	56.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	799	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,072	65.53/cwt	65.00–66.00	702	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,100	62.75/cwt	62.75–62.75	690	16
Bulls	—	—	1,900	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	1,648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	52.32/cwt	48.00–56.00	694	205
Bulls	—	—	1,786	75.28/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,345	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	50.90/cwt	47.00–54.00	612	184
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,011	46.30/cwt	46.00–46.50	468	9

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 500Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,170Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 600Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	682	128.00	128.00
8	—	498	140.00	140.00
7	—	721	127.00	127.00
41	—	566	128.00–138.00	131.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	100.00	100.00
9	—	526	115.00	115.00
8	—	429	125.00	125.00
5	—	341	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	837	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	167.50	167.50
22	—	634	135.00–141.00	139.38
14	—	586	136.00–140.00	137.71
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	132.00	132.00
8	—	325	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	739	133.00	133.00
12	—	785	129.00–131.00	130.18
7	—	936	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	127.50	127.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	80.50	80.50
5	—	1,245	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,400	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,444	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,163.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,391	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,359	750.00–785.00	766.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,291	700.00–825.00	774.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,380	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,281	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,186	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	1,553	56.00–61.00	59.09
205	—	1,327	48.00–56.00	52.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	62.50	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	62.75	62.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,404	54.00–59.00	56.91
184	—	1,203	47.00–54.00	50.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,072	65.00–66.00	65.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,100	62.75	62.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,011	46.00–46.50	46.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,882	76.00–84.00	81.10
2	—	1,900	86.75	86.75
7	—	1,786	74.00–76.00	75.28

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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