Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak in a light test. Most offerings today where small lots and singles. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand. Feeder cattle futures were $0.77 to $1.17 in the black. The 10/12 CME Feeder Cattle Index bounced another 11 cents to $154.26.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.81/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$127.81

89 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

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	516	129.22	667	74
Small and Medium 1-2	422	120.90	511	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/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 sale89 hd

127.81

—

WA average2 barns · 950 hd

135.82

−8.01

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	1,868	78.38	1,464	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,878	59.10	1,110	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	56.48	838	360
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,299	52.94	687	327

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.67/cwt	124.50–128.00	775	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	129.44/cwt	129.00–130.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.34/cwt	127.00–134.75	690	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	296	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	363	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	136.83/cwt	133.00–142.00	810	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	7
Steers	Large 1	—	823	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	799	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	164.16/cwt	161.00–168.00	729	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	402	6
Bulls	—	—	2,125	82.83/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,760	12
Bulls	—	—	1,631	74.28/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,212	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,227	44.17/cwt	40.50–46.00	542	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	765	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	51.23/cwt	49.00–53.00	616	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,391	54.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	760	165
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,878	59.10/cwt	58.50–60.00	1,110	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	58.45/cwt	56.00–60.00	881	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	54.40/cwt	52.00–56.00	793	175

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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 600Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 900Year ago 1,300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	612	124.50–128.00	126.67
11	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.44
21	—	525	127.00–134.75	131.34
12	—	437	129.00–134.00	131.52
6	—	268	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	296	122.50	122.50
8	—	533	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	592	133.00–142.00	136.83
5	—	738	125.00	125.00
8	—	534	154.00	154.00
8	—	619	140.00	140.00
6	—	487	164.00	164.00
11	—	444	161.00–168.00	164.16
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	124.50	124.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	595	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,125	77.00–85.50	82.83
13	—	1,631	69.00–77.00	74.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,227	40.50–46.00	44.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	63.75	63.75
145	—	1,203	49.00–53.00	51.23
165	—	1,391	53.00–57.00	54.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,878	58.50–60.00	59.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,508	56.00–60.00	58.45
175	—	1,457	52.00–56.00	54.40

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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