Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle less than 800 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher, over 800 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower . CME Feeder cattle ended the day off their highs for a $5.70 trading range. At the close the board was $0.60 to $1.70 in the red. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 65 cents weaker on 7/19 at $237.83. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade very active with good demand demand for Holstein type cows less demand for beef type cows that sold on a lower market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.84/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$230.84

261 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$34.23/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	623	256.10	1,596	64
Medium and Large 2-3	589	240.00	1,414	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	716	223.06	1,598	36
Large 1	759	221.87	1,683	155

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale261 hd

230.84

—

WA average1 barns · 261 hd

230.84

+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	1,865	126.01	2,350	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,566	106.14	1,662	346
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	102.22	1,260	320

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Large 1	—	794	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	844	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,756	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	735	225.62/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,658	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	258.48/cwt	255.50–260.00	1,626	46
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	668	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,620	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,414	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	793	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,847	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	547	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,409	5
Steers	Large 1	—	879	223.87/cwt	219.50–227.00	1,968	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	269.14/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,801	26
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	696	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,778	29
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	9
Steers	Large 1	—	724	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,810	20
Steers	Large 1	—	816	234.19/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,911	32
Steers	Large 1	—	906	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,110	10
Steers	Large 1	—	766	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	1,875	28
Bulls	—	—	1,877	128.84/cwt	126.00–130.50	2,418	13
Bulls	—	—	1,845	121.42/cwt	114.00–126.00	2,240	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	102.69/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,550	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,611	109.15/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,758	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,034	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	105.07/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,322	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	99.19/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,196	155

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,220Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,200Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	218.00	218.00
30	—	844	208.00	208.00
118	—	735	221.00–230.00	225.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	629	255.50–260.00	258.48
9	—	677	260.00	260.00
9	—	540	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	668	242.50	242.50
8	—	885	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	793	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	648	285.00	285.00
9	—	729	190.00	190.00
26	—	669	268.00–270.00	269.14
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	257.50	257.50
29	—	696	255.50	255.50
10	—	640	266.00	266.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	879	219.50–227.00	223.87
20	—	724	250.00	250.00
32	—	816	232.00–235.00	234.19
10	—	906	122.50	122.50
28	—	766	244.75	244.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,877	126.00–130.50	128.84
8	—	1,845	114.00–126.00	121.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,509	99.00–105.00	102.69
175	—	1,611	105.00–111.50	109.15
6	—	1,800	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,258	102.00–107.00	105.07
155	—	1,206	95.00–102.00	99.19

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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