Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-03-04

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 4
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
200 vs last sale 500 100 vs year ago 200 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
100 vs last sale 900 170 vs year ago 1,170 · 14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
200 vs last sale 0 200 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, not enough stocker or feeder cattle offered this week for accurate trends. Most Supplies this week where small lots and singles. Slaughter cows 7.00-8.00 lower. Due in part to an interest out of the market this week. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand from both buyers in the stands and on the internet. Buyer attendance was light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.06/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$153.06
100 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$52.70/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
Medium and Large 1-2539172.7093159
Large 1826138.001,1408thin
Medium and Large 2-3684126.008625thin
Large 1-2852121.761,03713thin
Large 2728120.0087415thin
One grade step is worth $52.70/cwt here — about $58 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 sale100 hd
153.06
WA average1 barns · 100 hd
153.06
+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
BullsAverage1,72384.541,45721
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,54958.49906438
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,46058.41853398

Every lot, as filed

37 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,40556.33/cwt54.00–58.00791174
CowsLean 85-90%1,53460.48/cwt58.00–62.00928206
Bulls1,72788.16/cwt85.00–91.001,52311
Bulls1,99097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,9401
Bulls1,68978.68/cwt77.50–80.001,3299
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50555.32/cwt53.00–57.00833195
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-31,0651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,4495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461159.00/cwt159.00–159.007336
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2401151.00/cwt151.00–151.006068
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355197.00/cwt197.00–197.006997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470179.00/cwt173.00–185.0084112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618161.50/cwt161.50–161.5099825
SteersMedium and Large 2-3684126.00/cwt126.00–126.008625
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0101,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0015,65517
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3401140.00/cwt140.00–140.005615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2404165.00/cwt165.00–165.006677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2549175.00/cwt175.00–175.0096115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613137.00/cwt137.00–137.008406
SteersLarge 1-2852121.76/cwt115.00–126.001,03713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537150.19/cwt145.00–153.0080730
HeifersLarge 1747125.00/cwt125.00–125.009348
SteersLarge 1826138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1408
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,29982.50/cwt82.50–82.501,0725
SteersLarge 2728120.00/cwt120.00–120.0087415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,63160.04/cwt57.00–62.00979214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2353158.00/cwt158.00–158.005586
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth1,136835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,4865
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3881,312.45/cwt1,250.00–1,375.0018,21715
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3611,046.03/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0014,236104
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,1941,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,7165
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,31667.33/cwt64.50–69.0088612
BullsLarge 11,05990.00/cwt90.00–90.009535
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,09572.51/cwt70.50–74.5079410
CowsLean 85-90%1,46962.75/cwt62.75–62.759224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31164.50/cwt64.50–64.508467
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,04352.52/cwt50.00–54.0054814

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.