Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 week's ago at the same Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Stocker and Feeder steers under 650 lbs steady. Feeder steers more than 650 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 700 lbs weak to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand esp for heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.87/cwt on 950 head.

Average price

$135.87

950 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$5.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	138.00	1,089	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	390	136.50	532	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	136.30	786	830
Large 1	851	132.40	1,127	47
Small and Medium 1-2	550	132.29	727	60

One grade step is worth $5.71/cwt here — about $362 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 sale950 hd

135.87

—

WA average2 barns · 1,105 hd

134.82

+1.05

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

37 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	867	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,153	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.90/cwt	128.00–131.00	887	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	126.77/cwt	125.50–127.00	896	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	748	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.60/cwt	135.00–142.00	602	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.14/cwt	138.00–145.00	683	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	820	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	140.69/cwt	134.00–145.00	798	307
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	441	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	591	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	484	136.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	659	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	586	131.06/cwt	127.00–133.00	768	42
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	390	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	532	6
Steers	Large 1	—	934	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,247	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,047	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,319	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	782	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	703	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	814	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	987	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	162.54/cwt	159.00–170.00	782	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	983	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.79/cwt	150.50–161.00	826	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	829	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.34/cwt	132.50–142.00	916	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.76/cwt	136.00–146.00	889	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	669	144.88/cwt	144.75–145.00	969	26
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	516	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	769	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	434	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	673	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	469	150.22/cwt	147.00–155.00	705	23
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	7

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 Nov 12, 2019

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Receipts 2,065Last week 3,850Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	867	133.00	133.00
28	—	840	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	789	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	683	128.00–131.00	129.90
41	—	707	125.50–127.00	126.77
43	—	534	140.00	140.00
65	—	431	135.00–142.00	139.60
87	—	484	138.00–145.00	141.14
261	—	629	126.00–135.00	130.43
307	—	567	134.00–145.00	140.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	134.00	134.00
10	—	484	134.00–138.00	136.06
42	—	586	127.00–133.00	131.06
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	136.50	136.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	133.50	133.50
12	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
14	—	1,047	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	138.50	138.50
6	—	703	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	175.00	175.00
8	—	439	160.50	160.50
24	—	773	125.00–133.00	127.71
42	—	481	159.00–170.00	162.54
85	—	728	128.00–136.00	135.06
104	—	520	150.50–161.00	158.79
121	—	572	140.00–151.00	144.99
153	—	667	132.50–142.00	137.34
214	—	623	136.00–146.00	142.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	669	144.75–145.00	144.88
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	132.00	132.00
6	—	516	149.00	149.00
7	—	434	155.00	155.00
8	—	568	146.00	146.00
23	—	469	147.00–155.00	150.22
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	140.00	140.00

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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