Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers over 550 lbs 6.00-7.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers steady. Buyer attendance good with buyers trying to fill pasture needs. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower with an interest out of the market. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.33/cwt on 439 head.

Average price

$142.33

439 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$38.54/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	545	164.55	897	40
Medium and Large 1-2	616	146.01	899	195
Small and Medium 1-2	532	143.40	763	25
Large 1	773	133.46	1,032	173
Small and Medium 2-3	597	126.00	752	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.54/cwt here — about $144 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 sale439 hd

142.33

—

WA average1 barns · 439 hd

142.33

+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	1,863	97.48	1,816	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,964	66.85	1,313	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	66.74	834	351
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	65.88	1,031	379

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	68.03/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,094	185
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,345	73.03/cwt	71.50–74.50	982	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,964	66.85/cwt	66.00–67.75	1,313	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	69.01/cwt	66.00–71.00	891	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	71.75/cwt	71.75–71.75	903	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	63.99/cwt	61.00–66.00	772	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	196.60/cwt	192.50–202.00	918	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	597	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	752	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.50	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	949	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.51/cwt	142.00–148.75	854	49
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	629	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	849	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	534	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	935	18
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	706	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	996	74
Steers	Large 1	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,008	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	923	80
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	422	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	625	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	1,058	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,323	8
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	11
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	854	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,211	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	156.78/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,055	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	171.84/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,064	43
Bulls	—	—	1,844	93.33/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,721	9
Bulls	—	—	1,887	102.82/cwt	100.50–105.00	1,940	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	62.83/cwt	60.00–65.00	969	175
Steers	Large 1	—	794	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,165	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.48/cwt	157.00–160.75	890	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	866	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,048	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	796	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,102	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	825	124.52/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,027	57
Steers	Large 2-3	—	763	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	687	9
Steers	Large 1	—	716	154.65/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,107	33
Steers	Large 1	—	822	135.67/cwt	134.50–138.75	1,115	33

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 800Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,000Year ago 530

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,608	65.00–70.00	68.03
175	—	1,543	60.00–65.00	62.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,345	71.50–74.50	73.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,964	66.00–67.75	66.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,291	66.00–71.00	69.01
11	—	1,258	71.75	71.75
165	—	1,206	61.00–66.00	63.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,844	89.50–95.50	93.33
7	—	1,887	100.50–105.00	102.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	135.00	135.00
7	—	526	150.00	150.00
5	—	422	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	165.00	165.00
15	—	445	161.00–162.50	161.49
46	—	616	154.00	154.00
49	—	583	142.00–148.75	146.51
80	—	674	130.00–140.00	137.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	706	140.00–142.00	141.04
15	—	866	121.00	121.00
27	—	796	138.50	138.50
57	—	825	110.00–127.50	124.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	200.00	200.00
35	—	558	157.00–160.75	159.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	201.00	201.00
27	—	467	192.50–202.00	196.60
30	—	593	170.00	170.00
78	—	673	155.00–161.00	156.78
43	—	619	171.00–172.00	171.84
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	185.00	185.00
6	—	629	135.00	135.00
8	—	667	135.00	135.00
18	—	534	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	845	141.00	141.00
8	—	1,058	125.00	125.00
11	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
13	—	854	141.75	141.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	110.00	110.00
25	—	794	146.75	146.75
33	—	716	154.50–155.00	154.65
33	—	822	134.50–138.75	135.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	206.00	206.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	763	90.00	90.00

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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