Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a special carlot feeder cattle sale. Trade active with good demand. Most of the trade area still under an excessive heat alert.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.60/cwt on 870 head.

Average price

$146.60

870 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$53.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

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	610	153.45	935	309
Small and Medium 1-2	509	152.75	777	20
Large 1	804	144.67	1,163	511
Small and Medium 3-4	417	111.00	463	8thin
Large 2-3	813	109.00	886	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	572	100.00	572	16thin

One grade step is worth $53.45/cwt here — about $363 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 sale870 hd

146.60

—

WA average2 barns · 882 hd

146.26

+0.34

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

26 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	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	174.83/cwt	174.00–176.00	900	15
Steers	Large 1	—	865	143.15/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,238	76
Steers	Large 1	—	822	149.22/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,227	82
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	736	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	417	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	158.60/cwt	157.75–159.50	803	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	149.47/cwt	145.50–154.50	948	90
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	519	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	851	7
Steers	Large 1Full	—	842	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	938	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,215	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	722	145.72/cwt	140.00–148.85	1,052	90
Heifers	Large 1	—	823	144.53/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,189	98
Heifers	Large 1	—	877	141.93/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,245	107
Heifers	Large 1	—	785	146.61/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,151	204
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	548	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	158.56/cwt	154.00–159.50	913	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	161.53/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,029	63
Steers	Large 1	—	742	153.94/cwt	151.00–156.75	1,142	62
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	813	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	155.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,030	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	148.67/cwt	147.00–150.00	986	77
Steers	Large 1	—	958	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,322	62
Steers	Large 1	—	758	153.26/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,162	48

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 1,450Last week 2,000Year ago 0

No trends as this was a special carlot feeder cattle sale. Trade active with good demand. Most of the trade area still under an excessive heat alert.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	585	175.00	175.00
15	—	515	174.00–176.00	174.83
63	—	637	160.00–167.00	161.53
26	—	661	155.00–158.00	155.81
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	865	140.00–144.00	143.15
82	—	822	145.00–152.00	149.22
62	—	742	151.00–156.75	153.94
62	—	958	138.00	138.00
48	—	758	147.00–155.50	153.26
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	842	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	156.50	156.50
10	—	548	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	506	157.75–159.50	158.60
90	—	634	145.50–154.50	149.47
120	—	576	154.00–159.50	158.56
77	—	663	147.00–150.00	148.67
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	938	129.50	129.50
90	—	722	140.00–148.85	145.72
98	—	823	143.50–145.50	144.53
107	—	877	141.00–145.00	141.93
204	—	785	140.00–147.50	146.61
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	109.00	109.00

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