Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. Most area feedlots are off the market for the time being. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. An interest or so was off the market. Trade active with light to moderate demand for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.24/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$113.24

113 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$41.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.22

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	586	126.71	743	44
Small and Medium 1-2	587	122.45	718	11thin
Large 1	907	111.40	1,010	31
Small and Medium 2-3	519	108.00	561	5thin
Large 1-2	1,009	85.50	863	22

One grade step is worth $41.21/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale113 hd

113.24

—

WA average2 barns · 850 hd

126.46

−13.22

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	2,066	70.54	1,457	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	53.52	707	451
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,358	50.43	685	383

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
Bulls	—	—	2,067	68.37/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,413	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	52.83/cwt	49.00–55.00	717	208
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	984	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	733	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	47.57/cwt	45.00–49.00	647	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	53.07/cwt	50.00–55.00	745	203
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	50.73/cwt	45.00–55.00	636	185
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	414	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	112	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	519	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	123.89/cwt	120.00–127.00	738	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	681	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	797	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	448	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	269	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	385	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	85	14
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	312	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	218	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	776	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	621	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	508	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	645	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	452	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	825	8
Bred Cows	Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,249	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,368	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,173	79.50/cwt	75.00–82.75	933	24
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	378	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	219	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.55/cwt	128.00–138.00	823	25
Steers	Large 2-3	—	729	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	642	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	951	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	756	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,009	65.27/cwt	62.00–67.50	659	22
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,334	893.92/cwt	860.00–975.00	11,925	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	612	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	859	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,676	6
Steers	Large 1	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,600	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,000	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,048	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,085	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	957	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,081	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,111	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	894	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,009	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	863	22
Bulls	—	—	2,064	72.91/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,505	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,473	58.96/cwt	55.50–61.00	868	33

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 500Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,300Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,067	66.00–69.50	68.37
11	—	2,064	70.00–74.50	72.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,357	49.00–55.00	52.83
175	—	1,360	45.00–49.00	47.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	74.50	74.50
22	—	1,009	62.00–67.50	65.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	1,404	50.00–55.00	53.07
185	—	1,254	45.00–55.00	50.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,473	55.50–61.00	58.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	414	27.00	27.00
14	—	385	22.00	22.00
16	—	312	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	60.00	60.00
5	—	452	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	58.00	58.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	770	79.50	79.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	134.50	134.50
18	—	596	120.00–127.00	123.89
8	—	434	131.00	131.00
8	—	693	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	117.00	117.00
6	—	508	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	725	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,048	103.50	103.50
9	—	957	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,009	85.50	85.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	776	80.00	80.00
24	—	1,173	75.00–82.75	79.50
18	—	951	79.50	79.50
5	—	1,111	80.50	80.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	621	128.00–138.00	132.55
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	88.00	88.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,249	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	72	—	1,334	860.00–975.00	893.92
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	859	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,600	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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