Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-05-06

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 6
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
520 vs last sale 770 50 vs year ago 300 · 16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
0 vs last sale 1,000 25 vs year ago 975 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
70 vs last sale 130 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most offerings in small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good and improved compared to the last few weeks. Trade was active with good demand especially for cow/calf pairs and Slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.12/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$132.12
61 head · 654 lb average
Value per head Derived
$864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$434
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2687148.001,0178thin
Large 1759130.3198934
Medium and Large 2-3453128.6858219thin
One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $434 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 sale61 hd
132.12
WA average1 barns · 61 hd
132.12
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,819101.371,84414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43668.71987284
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,43862.56900250

Every lot, as filed

24 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,790104.98/cwt104.50–105.501,8793
Bulls1,827100.39/cwt96.00–103.001,83411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46170.54/cwt68.00–72.001,031165
CowsBoner 80-85%1,80073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,3144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38765.93/cwt63.00–68.00914115
CowsLean 85-90%1,49364.75/cwt62.00–67.00967145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007386
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2571,009.12/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0012,68517
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3731,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0016,1336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0178
SteersMedium and Large 2-3414135.00/cwt135.00–135.005597
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3428134.10/cwt131.00–137.0057410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4001,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0017,29010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,603.19/cwt1,475.00–1,710.0018,83742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3981,850.05/cwt1,810.00–1,900.0025,86418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4271,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,2706
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.0059412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2593142.50/cwt142.50–142.508457
CowsLean 85-90%1,36259.54/cwt58.00–62.00811105
SteersLarge 1Value Added784129.64/cwt127.00–135.001,01615
HeifersLarge 1787108.50/cwt108.50–108.5085411
SteersLarge 1739130.83/cwt129.50–132.0096719
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,144900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2965
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,383.99/cwt1,325.00–1,425.0018,54545

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.