Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago at the same market, Stocker cattle less than 800 lbs 1.00-10.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 800 lbs weak. Market was stronger due to higher uptick in slaughter cattle prices. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance both in house and on the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.18/cwt on 1,261 head.

Average price

$140.18

1,261 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

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	604	145.29	877	765
Small and Medium 2-3	446	142.15	634	37
Small and Medium 1-2	553	133.44	738	23
Large 1	777	131.39	1,021	436

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale1,261 hd

140.18

—

WA average2 barns · 1,350 hd

140.00

+0.17

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

38 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	—	736	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	806	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	984	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	813	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	939	11
Steers	Large 1	—	764	133.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,023	61
Heifers	Large 1	—	881	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,031	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	721	126.32/cwt	119.00–130.00	911	112
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	686	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	720	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	592	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	166.38/cwt	160.00–172.00	800	58
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	524	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	707	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	125.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	849	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	496	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.29/cwt	138.00–149.50	756	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	741	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	569	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	18
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	432	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	624	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	920	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	136.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.46/cwt	132.50–142.00	786	191
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	573	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	722	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	639	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.21/cwt	147.00–158.00	787	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	885	53
Steers	Large 1	—	839	126.13/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,058	120
Steers	Large 1	—	738	134.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	990	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.50	593	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	133.96/cwt	130.00–136.50	845	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	596	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.57/cwt	140.00–151.00	850	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.50	875	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	139.64/cwt	134.00–143.50	944	214
Heifers	Large 1	—	764	126.86/cwt	125.75–127.75	969	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,102	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,207	9

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 10, 2020

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

Receipts 2,330Last week 1,825Year ago 2,065

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	736	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	110.00	110.00
11	—	813	115.50	115.50
19	—	881	117.00	117.00
112	—	721	119.00–130.00	126.32
18	—	764	125.75–127.75	126.86
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	105.00	105.00
11	—	538	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	125.00	125.00
21	—	524	135.00	135.00
20	—	675	124.00–128.00	125.76
9	—	573	126.00	126.00
7	—	639	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	524	138.00–149.50	144.29
16	—	484	132.00–140.00	136.23
191	—	568	132.50–142.00	138.46
53	—	655	132.00–140.00	135.04
38	—	416	140.00–145.50	142.61
185	—	631	130.00–136.50	133.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	648	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	596	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	764	132.00–135.00	133.87
120	—	839	122.00–131.00	126.13
246	—	738	130.00–139.00	134.14
9	—	1,102	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	481	160.00–172.00	166.38
39	—	736	125.00	125.00
90	—	524	147.00–158.00	150.21
13	—	428	179.00	179.00
230	—	580	140.00–151.00	146.57
121	—	616	140.00–145.50	142.03
214	—	676	134.00–143.50	139.64
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	130.00	130.00
31	—	432	144.50	144.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	152.00	152.00
18	—	569	125.00–130.00	128.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	644	115.00	115.00
8	—	495	135.50	135.50

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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