Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade active with good demand on all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.62/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$112.62

68 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$31.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	634	127.57	809	23
Small and Medium 2-3	561	113.38	636	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	661	101.75	673	18thin
Small and Medium 3-4	555	96.50	536	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.07/cwt here — about $274 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 sale68 hd

112.62

—

WA average1 barns · 68 hd

112.62

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	2,082	82.01	1,707	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,679	58.28	978	389
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	58.00	949	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,460	57.14	834	399

Every lot, as filed

21 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 Heifers	Small 4	—	608	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	588	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	662	11
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	569	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	114	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	720	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	252	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	555	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	536	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	511	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	588	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	843	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	649	9
Bulls	—	—	1,893	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,637	2
Bulls	—	—	2,270	77.52/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	673	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,013	48.51/cwt	45.00–51.00	491	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,457	54.46/cwt	51.00–57.00	793	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,505	60.47/cwt	57.00–63.00	910	197
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	949	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,657	55.42/cwt	52.00–58.00	918	181
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,698	60.77/cwt	58.00–63.00	1,032	208

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 900Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 775Year ago 1,235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	30.00	30.00
5	—	569	20.00	20.00
6	—	720	35.00	35.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	843	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	143.00	143.00
9	—	640	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	134.00	134.00
5	—	696	120.00	120.00
13	—	640	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	588	112.50	112.50
6	—	511	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	96.50	96.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	661	101.75	101.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	86.50	86.50
2	—	2,270	77.00–78.00	77.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,013	45.00–51.00	48.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,457	51.00–57.00	54.46
197	—	1,505	57.00–63.00	60.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	1,657	52.00–58.00	55.42
208	—	1,698	58.00–63.00	60.77

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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