Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-05-13

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 13
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
0 vs last sale 250 250 vs year ago 500 · 50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
200 vs last sale 1,000 375 vs year ago 825 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
350 head
150 vs last sale 200 350 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 today small lots and singles. Slaughter cows uneven mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with most advance on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 lower. With an interest out of the market. Trade active with good demand especially for bred heifers and pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.68/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$121.68
50 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$50.65/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 1-2549139.6576717thin
Small and Medium 1-2322135.0043512thin
Large 1807111.008965thin
Small and Medium 2-3688107.507406thin
Large 2-377889.0069210thin
One grade step is worth $50.65/cwt here — about $74 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 sale50 hd
121.68
WA average1 barns · 50 hd
121.68
+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
BullsHigh1,88495.071,79119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,45067.05972356
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36367.03913270

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls2,097102.61/cwt100.00–104.002,1523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0019,80018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45563.41/cwt60.00–66.00923145
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,29372.74/cwt71.00–75.0094136
CowsLean 85-90%1,41069.49/cwt67.00–71.00980145
CowsLean 85-90%1,30864.17/cwt60.00–67.00839125
Bulls1,84493.66/cwt89.00–96.501,72716
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2722114.00/cwt114.00–114.0082313
SteersLarge 2-3757100.00/cwt100.00–100.007578
HeifersLarge 2-377889.00/cwt89.00–89.0069210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,6889
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008945
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.0046816
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3688107.50/cwt107.50–107.507406
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48268.80/cwt66.00–71.001,020169
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34971.75/cwt71.75–71.759686
Bred HeifersLarge 1826127.38/cwt110.00–132.501,052108
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432144.50/cwt144.50–144.506246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613137.00/cwt137.00–137.0084011
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2322135.00/cwt135.00–135.0043512
SteersLarge 1751121.50/cwt121.50–121.509129
HeifersLarge 1807111.00/cwt111.00–111.008965
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,42575.75/cwt75.75–75.751,0795
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,11211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,536.75/cwt1,485.00–1,575.0017,51952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328160.00/cwt160.00–160.005256

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.