Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker steers and heifers less than 600 lbs 3.00-7.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 700 lbs 3.00-14.00 lower with the most decline on heifers over 700 lbs. Buyer attendance light this week. Slaughter cows and bulls weak to 3.00 lower as officials are declaring the western United States is in a megadrought condition. Also with an interest out of the market. Trade active with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.92/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$132.92

157 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$14.51/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	567	138.49	785	74
Small and Medium 1-2	468	132.67	621	38
Large 1	759	123.98	940	45

One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale157 hd

132.92

—

WA average1 barns · 157 hd

132.92

+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	2,085	92.85	1,935	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,870	66.24	1,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,523	65.54	998	401
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,354	62.29	843	390

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	2,100	92.50/cwt	88.50–95.50	1,943	14
Bulls	—	—	1,868	97.75/cwt	97.75–97.75	1,826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	943	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,052	207
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,280	71.77/cwt	70.50–73.75	919	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	66.24/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	606	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	454	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	613	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	532	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	126.74/cwt	126.00–128.50	684	17
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	384	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	968	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.16/cwt	136.00–142.00	792	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	141.31/cwt	140.00–143.50	719	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,300	78.25/cwt	77.50–78.50	1,017	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.00/cwt	136.00–148.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	961	9
Steers	Large 1	—	829	131.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,094	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	764	123.85/cwt	123.00–124.00	946	40
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	756	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,179	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	896	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	721	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	834	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,191	79.75/cwt	79.75–79.75	950	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	59.99/cwt	57.00–62.00	798	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,409	65.11/cwt	62.00–67.00	917	196
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	989	54.30/cwt	52.00–56.00	537	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	5
Steers	Large 1	—	799	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,047	9
Steers	Large 1	—	862	130.29/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,123	14

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 1,350Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,100Year ago 908

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	2,100	88.50–95.50	92.50
1	—	1,868	97.75	97.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,503	60.00–65.00	62.73
207	—	1,552	65.00–70.00	67.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,280	70.50–73.75	71.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,870	64.00–68.00	66.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,331	57.00–62.00	59.99
196	—	1,409	62.00–67.00	65.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	989	52.00–56.00	54.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	145.00	145.00
11	—	616	135.00	135.00
33	—	569	136.00–142.00	139.16
16	—	509	140.00–143.50	141.31
8	—	687	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	135.00	135.00
13	—	383	139.00	139.00
17	—	540	126.00–128.50	126.74
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	764	123.00–124.00	123.85
5	—	715	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	115.00	115.00
8	—	490	120.50	120.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	155.00	155.00
37	—	484	200.00	200.00
5	—	542	188.00	188.00
9	—	599	160.50	160.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	829	128.00–135.00	131.98
9	—	799	131.00	131.00
14	—	862	130.00–130.50	130.29
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	756	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,300	77.50–78.50	78.25
5	—	896	80.50	80.50
11	—	1,030	81.00	81.00
14	—	1,191	79.75	79.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	115.00	115.00
10	—	531	136.00–148.00	142.00

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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