Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker steers steady to 3.00 lower. Not enough feeder steers or heifers last week for accurate trends. More buyers were on hand this sale compared to last week. Corn traded up the limit on Wednesday to close at 564'2 on the May contract. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. As demand exceeds supply. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.72/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$154.72

218 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$595

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

$100.03/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	564	172.03	970	123
Small and Medium 1-2	544	150.00	816	7thin
Large 1	739	138.85	1,026	49
Medium and Large 2-3	537	133.77	718	13thin
Large 1-2	752	125.00	940	12thin
Small and Medium 2-3	489	124.00	606	9thin
Medium and Large 3-4	520	72.00	374	5thin

One grade step is worth $100.03/cwt here — about $595 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 sale218 hd

154.72

—

WA average1 barns · 218 hd

154.72

+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	—	Average	2,025	103.59	2,098	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,557	71.25	1,109	409
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	69.33	875	402

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,989	105.16/cwt	98.00–107.50	2,092	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	67.88/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,058	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,380	80.74/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	871	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	67.16/cwt	65.00–70.00	909	185
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	544	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	816	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	162.80/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,101	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	376	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.75/cwt	140.50–145.00	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	667	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	489	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	184.63/cwt	180.00–193.00	807	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	932	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	148.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	919	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	161.29/cwt	160.50–163.00	1,034	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	12
Steers	Large 1	—	798	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	520	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	883	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,152	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	979	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	74.12/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,156	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,036	58.93/cwt	55.00–61.50	611	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	191.79/cwt	190.50–192.75	717	14
Bulls	—	—	2,281	110.14/cwt	109.00–111.50	2,512	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	93.94/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,785	7
Steers	Large 1Full	—	716	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	716	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	777	131.53/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,022	33
Steers	Large 1	—	737	150.18/cwt	149.00–153.50	1,107	34
Steers	Large 1-2	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	12

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 490Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,000Year ago 850

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,989	98.00–107.50	105.16
6	—	2,281	109.00–111.50	110.14
7	—	1,900	86.00–98.00	93.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	77.00	77.00
195	—	1,559	66.00–71.00	67.88
205	—	1,559	71.00–76.00	74.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	80.00–83.00	80.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,200	70.00–75.00	72.56
185	—	1,354	65.00–70.00	67.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,036	55.00–61.50	58.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	676	161.00–163.50	162.80
22	—	437	180.00–193.00	184.63
18	—	548	170.00	170.00
19	—	641	160.50–163.00	161.29
7	—	480	184.00	184.00
14	—	374	190.50–192.75	191.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	600	125.00	125.00
6	—	463	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	124.00	124.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	798	139.50	139.50
34	—	737	149.00–153.50	150.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	72.00	72.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	716	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	752	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	160.00	160.00
18	—	638	140.50–145.00	143.75
22	—	579	145.00–155.00	148.56
14	—	431	164.75	164.75
37	—	653	140.75	140.75
5	—	450	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	160.50	160.50
5	—	509	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	115.00	115.00
13	—	620	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	738	136.00	136.00
33	—	777	129.00–132.50	131.53
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,152	85.00	85.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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