Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle less than 600 lbs steady to firm. Quality was more attractive this week with larger consignments of hay wintered supplies. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.19/cwt on 714 head.

Average price

$163.19

714 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$48.38/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	522	190.38	994	79
Small and Medium 1-2	542	182.00	986	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	601	167.09	1,004	294
Large 1	720	153.87	1,108	313
Small and Medium 2-3	646	144.00	930	9thin
Large 1-2	729	142.00	1,035	14thin

One grade step is worth $48.38/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale714 hd

163.19

—

WA average1 barns · 714 hd

163.19

+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	—	Low	1,715	96.76	1,659	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,507	64.04	965	390
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,305	62.38	814	393

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	162.87/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,016	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	196.63/cwt	190.50–201.50	1,019	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	930	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,001	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,622.32/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	22,307	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	153.06/cwt	149.50–157.75	879	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	159.66/cwt	159.00–161.00	861	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	959	46
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	646	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	930	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	528	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	487	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	648	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	576	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	749	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	15,034	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	976	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,661	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	486	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	719	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	542	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	986	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	66.07/cwt	63.00–68.00	997	204
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	917	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	527	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	892	77.91/cwt	77.00–79.00	695	12
Bulls	—	—	1,673	88.39/cwt	76.00–96.00	1,479	11
Bulls	—	—	1,700	99.24/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,687	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	64.37/cwt	62.00–66.00	832	201
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,298	71.48/cwt	71.00–72.00	928	8
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	822	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,173	5
Steers	Large 1	—	916	130.40/cwt	130.00–130.75	1,194	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	60.98/cwt	58.00–63.00	922	170
Bulls	—	—	1,868	105.22/cwt	104.00–106.50	1,966	5
Steers	Large 1	—	835	130.89/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,093	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	755	131.75/cwt	127.50–132.50	995	41
Steers	Large 1-2	—	729	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,035	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	814	126.03/cwt	118.50–132.00	1,026	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,075	53.26/cwt	52.00–55.00	573	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,413	60.02/cwt	57.00–62.00	848	150
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,187	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,009	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,413	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,003	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,063	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,282	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,374	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	19,373	8
Steers	Large 1	—	765	140.10/cwt	138.00–142.75	1,072	33
Steers	Large 1	—	864	133.44/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,153	39
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,259	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,108	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,460	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.39/cwt	158.00–164.00	765	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	744	7
Steers	Large 1	—	716	152.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,090	93
Steers	Large 1	—	569	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,036	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,518	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	169.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	986	96
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	900	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,815	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	699.16/cwt	635.00–785.00	6,621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	144.94/cwt	138.00–147.50	916	159

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,925Last week 550Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,000Year ago 975

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	160	510.00	510.00
7	—	332	605.00	605.00
13	—	245	650.00	650.00
6	—	396	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	155.00	155.00
165	—	624	155.00–168.50	162.87
18	—	518	190.50–201.50	196.63
7	—	419	177.50	177.50
96	—	583	168.00–178.00	169.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	556	180.00	180.00
46	—	474	200.00–205.00	202.39
6	—	740	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	646	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	182.00	182.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	142.75	142.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	916	130.00–130.75	130.40
37	—	835	127.00–134.00	130.89
33	—	765	138.00–142.75	140.10
39	—	864	126.00–137.50	133.44
93	—	716	144.00–155.00	152.22
93	—	569	182.00	182.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	729	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	254	500.00	500.00
10	—	676	137.50	137.50
6	—	354	160.00	160.00
51	—	574	149.50–157.75	153.06
61	—	539	159.00–161.00	159.66
13	—	437	160.00	160.00
6	—	316	510.00	510.00
37	—	471	158.00–164.00	162.39
159	—	632	138.00–147.50	144.94
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	139.00	139.00
7	—	486	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	133.00	133.00
8	—	576	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	755	127.50–132.50	131.75
37	—	814	118.50–132.00	126.03
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,187	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,413	71.00	71.00
9	—	1,259	88.00	88.00
6	—	1,460	75.50	75.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,375	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,622.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,296	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,037	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	947	635.00–785.00	699.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	976	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,063	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	535.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,374	1,410.00	1,410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,509	63.00–68.00	66.07
8	—	1,565	70.00	70.00
170	—	1,512	58.00–63.00	60.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	917	57.50	57.50
12	—	892	77.00–79.00	77.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,292	62.00–66.00	64.37
150	—	1,413	57.00–62.00	60.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	71.00–72.00	71.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,075	52.00–55.00	53.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,673	76.00–96.00	88.39
20	—	1,700	96.00–101.50	99.24
5	—	1,868	104.00–106.50	105.22

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle