Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-06-03

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 3
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
750 vs last sale 900 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
750 head
350 vs last sale 1,100 750 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 where singles or small lots. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher on reduced supplies. Buyer attendance was good. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.33/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$112.33
21 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$49.00/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 1-2570138.0078710thin
Small and Medium 2-354889.0048811thin
One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about $299 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 sale21 hd
112.33
WA average1 barns · 21 hd
112.33
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,84197.501,79522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39566.43927240
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17264.13751160
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,27557.0072717

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,23061.27/cwt57.00–64.0075450
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10070.00/cwt70.00–70.007708
Bulls1,80897.56/cwt93.50–99.501,76412
Bulls1,920105.19/cwt103.00–108.002,0205
Bulls1,84089.67/cwt82.50–93.501,6505
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight1,27557.00/cwt57.00–57.0072717
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2507150.00/cwt150.00–150.007616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007735
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 365860.00/cwt60.00–60.003956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007885
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533175.00/cwt175.00–175.009335
Dairy HeifersSmall 4333260.00/cwt260.00–260.008666
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3-446755.00/cwt55.00–55.002575
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,10056.50/cwt56.50–56.5062214
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-354889.00/cwt89.00–89.0048811
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,09075.50/cwt75.50–75.508235
Dairy SteersLarge 3397200.00/cwt200.00–200.007945
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,15478.75/cwt78.75–78.759096
Dairy HeifersLarge 394172.75/cwt72.75–72.756857
SteersLarge 2-379287.50/cwt87.50–87.506936
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-350855.00/cwt55.00–55.002797
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31463.65/cwt60.00–66.0083670
CowsLean 85-90%1,14565.43/cwt64.00–67.00749110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47968.26/cwt66.00–70.001,010140
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,44972.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0518

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.