Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle firm compared to last week's light test. Buyer attendance was good with local interests trying to fill pasture needs. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-6.00 higher as processors have worked thru their backlog. Buyer attendance was better than last Thursday. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.23/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$142.23

178 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$50.00/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
Small and Medium 1-2	448	155.00	694	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	600	150.55	903	136
Large 1	781	122.50	957	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	642	106.14	681	22
Large 1-2	567	105.00	595	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $99 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 sale178 hd

142.23

—

WA average1 barns · 178 hd

142.23

+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	2,058	96.02	1,976	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,532	63.61	974	399
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,358	61.58	836	413

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	2,016	101.30/cwt	101.00–102.00	2,042	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	67.31/cwt	66.75–67.75	913	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,009	49.69/cwt	48.50–50.50	501	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	65.95/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,026	214
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	60.90/cwt	58.00–63.00	917	185
Bulls	—	—	2,100	97.97/cwt	94.50–99.50	2,057	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	956	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	166.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,029	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.21/cwt	151.00–154.75	873	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	973	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.62/cwt	152.00–159.50	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	989	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,402	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	900	205
Heifers	Large 1	—	781	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.35/cwt	162.50–166.00	781	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	926	6
Steers	Large 1	—	928	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	567	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	595	6
Steers	Large 1	—	953	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,382	8
Steers	Large 1	—	743	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	15
Bulls	—	—	2,014	90.83/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,829	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	59.66/cwt	57.00–62.00	806	175

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 300Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,000Year ago 1,056

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,016	101.00–102.00	101.30
21	—	2,100	94.50–99.50	97.97
14	—	2,014	83.00–94.50	90.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,356	66.75–67.75	67.31
205	—	1,402	62.00–66.00	64.19
175	—	1,351	57.00–62.00	59.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,009	48.50–50.50	49.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,555	63.00–68.00	65.95
185	—	1,505	58.00–63.00	60.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	100.00	100.00
15	—	635	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	659	145.00	145.00
41	—	570	151.00–154.75	153.21
12	—	521	152.00–159.50	155.62
15	—	475	162.50–166.00	164.35
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	781	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	165.00–169.00	166.01
8	—	513	189.75	189.75
6	—	486	190.50	190.50
12	—	588	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	136.00	136.00
8	—	953	145.00	145.00
15	—	743	135.00–137.00	135.79

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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