Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago at the same Special Carlot Feeder Cattle sale and bbq, stocker steers less than 600 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher, feeder steers greater than 600 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Stocker heifers less 600 lbs weak to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers greater than 600 lbs unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Buyers showed the best demand for calves which had two rounds of preconditioning shots. Buyer attendance was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.51/cwt on 1,869 head.

Average price

$147.51

1,869 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	160.77	947	70
Small and Medium 2-3	484	155.00	750	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	628	147.94	929	1,594
Small and Medium 1-2	562	142.51	800	78
Large 1	750	136.87	1,026	120

One grade step is worth $23.90/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale1,869 hd

147.51

—

WA average2 barns · 2,087 hd

145.99

+1.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	548	142.98/cwt	141.50–145.50	784	19
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	481	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	746	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.01/cwt	140.00–150.75	986	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	147.32/cwt	140.00–150.50	919	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	152.60/cwt	149.00–158.00	813	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	876	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	140.36/cwt	134.50–145.00	1,033	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	162.62/cwt	158.00–170.00	787	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	143.13/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,188	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	136.26/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,068	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	166.55/cwt	162.50–170.00	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	145.85/cwt	145.00–146.50	817	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	884	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	972	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	955	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,003	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	669	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	866	112.93/cwt	105.00–120.00	978	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	626	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	805	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	126.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,032	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,049	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	128.99/cwt	125.00–134.50	927	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.05/cwt	128.00–135.50	633	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	132.67/cwt	130.00–138.75	881	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	823	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.31/cwt	128.00–137.50	704	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	257
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	617	129.13/cwt	128.00–129.50	797	25
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	469	123.78/cwt	121.00–126.00	581	29
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	519	126.08/cwt	123.00–128.00	654	93
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	392	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	490	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	519	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	623	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	496	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	595	11
Steers	Large 1	—	943	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,061	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,044	28
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	919	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,231	9
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	930	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	759	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	732	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	816	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,077	8

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Oct 15, 2019

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Receipts 3,540Last week 2,400Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	548	141.50–145.50	142.98
17	—	565	140.00	140.00
13	—	665	135.00	135.00
13	—	481	155.00	155.00
11	—	610	134.00	134.00
5	—	435	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
463	—	675	140.00–150.75	146.01
358	—	624	140.00–150.50	147.32
241	—	533	149.00–158.00	152.60
209	—	580	148.00–154.00	150.99
85	—	736	134.50–145.00	140.36
79	—	484	158.00–170.00	162.62
49	—	830	139.00–145.00	143.13
30	—	784	136.00–137.00	136.26
13	—	408	162.50–170.00	166.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	560	145.00–146.50	145.85
11	—	680	138.00	138.00
9	—	884	110.00	110.00
6	—	628	138.00	138.00
8	—	732	133.00	133.00
8	—	816	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	112.50	112.50
28	—	1,044	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	919	134.00	134.00
78	—	612	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	748	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	177.00	177.00
16	—	601	151.50	151.50
21	—	429	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	955	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	421	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	850	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	669	126.00	126.00
13	—	866	105.00–120.00	112.93
31	—	626	128.00–129.00	128.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	134.50	134.50
35	—	813	125.00–131.00	126.92
38	—	766	137.00	137.00
68	—	719	125.00–134.50	128.99
132	—	479	128.00–135.50	132.05
146	—	664	130.00–138.75	132.67
197	—	616	130.00–141.00	133.60
204	—	524	128.00–137.50	134.31
257	—	579	130.00–136.00	131.82
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	617	128.00–129.50	129.13
29	—	469	121.00–126.00	123.78
93	—	519	123.00–128.00	126.08
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	125.00	125.00
6	—	519	120.00	120.00
11	—	496	120.00	120.00

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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