Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle 4.00-14.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. CME positions sold off sharply early in the week and buyers adjusted prices to fit lower breakeven reflective of lower live cattle contracts. This coupled with higher grain prices created sharply lower prices this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.53/cwt on 1,375 head.

Average price

$139.53

1,375 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$270

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

$12.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	514	143.41	737	66
Medium and Large 1-2	598	140.95	842	1,095
Large 1	769	131.04	1,007	214

One grade step is worth $12.37/cwt here — about −$270 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 sale1,375 hd

139.53

—

WA average2 barns · 1,570 hd

139.11

+0.42

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

31 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	87
Steers	Large 1	—	867	128.82/cwt	127.50–131.50	1,117	27
Steers	Large 1	—	732	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	972	163
Steers	Large 1	—	906	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.38/cwt	130.00–138.85	903	476
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.57/cwt	140.50–142.00	644	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	137.85/cwt	132.00–140.50	777	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.77/cwt	126.00–131.50	676	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	565	37
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	842	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.42/cwt	121.00–125.75	768	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	849	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	50
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	414	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	654	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	143.76/cwt	139.50–144.35	763	190
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	124.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	716	87
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	492	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	745	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	126.91/cwt	125.00–128.00	844	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	537	122.61/cwt	120.00–123.50	658	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	353	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	538	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,063	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,116	7
Steers	Large 1	—	752	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	993	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	799	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,003	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	859	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,035	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	828	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,010	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	709	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	879	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

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Receipts 2,200Last week 1,800Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	448	172.00	172.00
476	—	662	130.00–138.85	136.38
204	—	564	132.00–140.50	137.85
13	—	458	173.00	173.00
125	—	627	130.00–136.00	134.23
190	—	531	139.50–144.35	143.76
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	867	127.50–131.50	128.82
163	—	732	130.00–135.00	132.80
10	—	906	126.00	126.00
7	—	1,063	105.00	105.00
7	—	752	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	414	158.00	158.00
8	—	492	151.50	151.50
27	—	665	125.00–128.00	126.91
13	—	353	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	144.00	144.00
138	—	458	140.50–142.00	140.57
64	—	525	126.00–131.50	128.77
37	—	399	141.50	141.50
126	—	622	121.00–125.75	123.42
92	—	669	122.00–130.00	126.90
50	—	550	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	119.00	119.00
87	—	575	123.00–125.00	124.49
20	—	537	120.00–123.50	122.61
7	—	635	118.00	118.00
10	—	430	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	799	125.50	125.50
20	—	859	120.50	120.50
11	—	828	122.00	122.00
8	—	709	124.00	124.00

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