Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-02-04

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 4
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
525 vs last sale 800 25 vs year ago 300 · 8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
650 head
150 vs last sale 500 220 vs year ago 870 · 25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
25 vs last sale 0 25 vs year ago 50 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker cattle this week for accurate trends. Feeder cattle firm in a light test. Trade active with good demand on reduced receipts. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher in a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.09/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$108.09
90 head · 740 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4
$83.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2450143.006445thin
Medium 1800120.009606thin
Small and Medium 2-3707110.3178062
Large 11,14197.751,1157thin
Medium and Large 2-385694.008055thin
Small and Medium 3-469760.004185thin
One grade step is worth $83.00/cwt here — about $225 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 sale90 hd
108.09
WA average1 barns · 90 hd
108.09
+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
BullsHigh1,93294.821,83219
CowsLean 85-90%High1,40561.23860274
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,53259.93918283

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,867100.96/cwt100.75–101.501,8853
Bulls1,93895.67/cwt94.00–98.001,85413
Bulls1,97385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6773
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,40065.77/cwt65.00–67.0092113
CowsLean 85-90%1,25066.75/cwt66.75–66.758344
CowsLean 85-90%1,35658.87/cwt56.00–61.00798135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-385694.00/cwt94.00–94.008055
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450143.00/cwt143.00–143.006445
Dairy HeifersLarge 390988.00/cwt88.00–88.008008
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,17385.03/cwt75.50–88.7599721
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3726109.85/cwt109.00–110.0079853
HeifersSmall and Medium 3-469760.00/cwt60.00–60.004185
HeifersMedium 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009606
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0711,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,99411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45656.86/cwt54.00–59.00828125
Bred HeifersLarge 11,1271,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0019,1597
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3760111.00/cwt111.00–111.0084425
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006729
SteersLarge 1753138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0396
SteersLarge 1889121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,07612
SteersLarge 1725138.46/cwt135.00–141.751,00419
HeifersLarge 11,14197.75/cwt97.75–97.751,1157
Dairy SteersLarge 359584.50/cwt84.50–84.5050311
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,04887.00/cwt87.00–87.0091210
CowsLean 85-90%1,45963.42/cwt61.00–65.00925135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,61062.05/cwt59.00–64.00999145

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.