Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same not market, not enough feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Buyer attendance was light. Live cattle gave back some ground on Thursday. Futures were down triple digits at the close with losses of as much as $1.60. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower as to many are coming to market exceeding demand. Trade active especially for guaranteed grass fed cows. Demand light to moderate. USDA’s Export Sales report showed beef bookings were 15,555 MT during the week that ended 8/26. That was up 49% from last week and 32% from the same week last year. The data showed 18,122 MT of beef was shipped, bringing the YTD total to 616,213 MT. Converted Census data showed July beef exports totaled 297.3m lbs. That was a record for July shipments, marking the 5th monthly record for the 2021 season. Brazil reported 181,605 MT of beef exports for the month of August. That was up from 163,220 MT in August of 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.90/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$126.90

86 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$44.21/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	558	150.77	841	26
Large 1	744	122.50	911	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	443	120.90	535	32
Large 2-3	800	112.50	900	5thin
Medium and Large 3-4	381	106.56	406	16thin

One grade step is worth $44.21/cwt here — about $435 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 sale86 hd

126.90

—

WA average1 barns · 86 hd

126.90

+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	2,027	83.20	1,687	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,580	61.34	969	334
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,392	58.47	814	215

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	484	19
Steers	Large 1	—	744	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	428	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	572	6
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	726	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	762	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,141	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,112	31
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	964	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	906	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,233	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,221	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	121.20/cwt	117.50–130.00	562	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,060	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,060	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	277	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	782	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	935	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	916	12
Steers	Large 2-3	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	845	7
Bulls	—	—	2,033	82.84/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,684	12
Bulls	—	—	1,960	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	955	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	797	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,241	66.23/cwt	65.75–67.00	822	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,181	64.45/cwt	64.00–64.75	761	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,019	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	693	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,658	62.37/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,034	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	58.32/cwt	56.00–60.00	937	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,359	55.51/cwt	52.00–58.00	754	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,443	59.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	864	115

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 1,500Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,250Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	461	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	139.00	139.00
6	—	381	150.00	150.00
8	—	544	138.00	138.00
9	—	457	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	105.00	105.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	105.00	105.00
5	—	277	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	144.00	144.00
6	—	415	162.00	162.00
5	—	492	159.00	159.00
7	—	591	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	464	117.50–130.00	121.20
8	—	378	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	112.50	112.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,141	97.50	97.50
10	—	964	94.00	94.00
31	—	1,233	99.00	99.00
30	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
12	—	935	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,033	80.00–84.50	82.84
1	—	1,960	87.50	87.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	83.50	83.50
14	—	1,019	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,241	65.75–67.00	66.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,181	64.00–64.75	64.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,658	60.00–64.00	62.37
145	—	1,607	56.00–60.00	58.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,359	52.00–58.00	55.51
115	—	1,443	58.00–62.00	59.88

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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