Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapred to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker heifers less than 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers more than 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. CME positions saw sharp increases over the last few days. Trade active with good demand for heavier weight heifers light for steers and lightweight heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.45/cwt on 887 head.

Average price

$135.45

887 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

per head · Small and Medium 2-3 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2-3	487	142.82	696	20
Medium and Large 1-2	625	136.93	855	694
Large 1	788	129.09	1,017	164
Medium and Large 2-3	699	121.00	846	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.82/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale887 hd

135.45

—

WA average2 barns · 1,021 hd

134.91

+0.54

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

21 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 1Full	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	701	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	897	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	761	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	966	31
Steers	Large 1	—	720	132.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	955	68
Steers	Large 1	—	836	126.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,058	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	855	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.71/cwt	134.00–139.00	798	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	742	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	159.21/cwt	159.00–160.00	734	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.41/cwt	126.50–128.75	847	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.02/cwt	128.00–137.00	915	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.21/cwt	127.00–134.50	754	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	129.79/cwt	123.00–132.75	797	371
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	662	118.11/cwt	115.00–122.50	782	19
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	487	142.82/cwt	141.00–147.00	696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	699	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.58/cwt	135.50–140.00	578	21

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 27, 2020

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

Receipts 1,825Last week 2,200Year ago 3,850

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	701	128.00	128.00
31	—	761	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	472	130.00–140.00	136.47
152	—	665	126.50–128.75	127.41
166	—	570	127.00–134.50	132.21
371	—	614	123.00–132.75	129.79
7	—	536	129.00	129.00
21	—	420	135.50–140.00	137.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	121.00	121.00
19	—	662	115.00–122.50	118.11
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	720	130.00–134.00	132.58
96	—	836	125.00–128.00	126.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	636	132.00–135.00	134.51
119	—	584	134.00–139.00	136.71
121	—	530	137.00–145.00	140.02
23	—	461	159.00–160.00	159.21
360	—	678	128.00–137.00	135.02
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	487	141.00–147.00	142.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	699	121.00	121.00

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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