Toppenish Livestock Video/Internet Auction

Washington · Toppenish · Mon, Jul 12
● As filed264 headUSDA AMS · slug 3087

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights
3 lots covering 264 head for Current delivery. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand good. Trade active. Heifer and steers fed a high roughage TMR complete mineral program. Early am gather, sift, load on truck or weigh on ground. Feeder cattle futures are mostly lower with losses of 2 to 52 cents, though November contracts are up by a nickel. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 7/8 was $1.22 stronger to $152.77. USDA reported Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed this morning with a $2.28 drop in Choice but a 77 cent bump for Select.

Current delivery

3 lots · 264 head
ClassGradeWeightEst. wtPriceRangeHead
Dairy HeifersLarge 3None800–85080095.25/cwt95.25100
Dairy HeifersLarge 3None850–90085096.75/cwt96.75140
Dairy SteersLarge 3None800–85080095.25/cwt95.2524

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them
RegionStates
WestAZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA
Source: USDA AMS · Moses Lake, WA. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.