Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-07-11

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 11
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 435▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 1,100 vs last sale 0▲ 1,100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Slaughter and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.79/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$128.79
43 head · 732 lb average
Value per head Derived
$943
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$117
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$15.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2709130.6192638
Large 1907115.001,0435thin
One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale43 hd
128.79
—
WA average1 barns · 43 hd
128.79
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,89085.601,61833
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39564.43899493
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,19961.10732474
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low2,00061.001,2205thin

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,4816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539146.00/cwt146.00–146.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603140.00/cwt140.00–140.008447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770125.12/cwt120.50–127.5096326
Steers—Large 1907115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0435
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498135.00/cwt135.00–135.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518130.00/cwt130.00–130.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572130.00/cwt130.00–130.007446
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2617115.00/cwt115.00–115.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676121.50/cwt121.50–121.508215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725119.50/cwt119.50–119.508668
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-348388.00/cwt88.00–88.0042510
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-357987.75/cwt87.75–87.7550847
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3222180.00/cwt180.00–180.0040016
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3270215.00/cwt215.00–215.0058125
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3-434765.00/cwt65.00–65.0022611
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3-442772.00/cwt72.00–72.0030720
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2442134.00/cwt134.00–134.005925
Dairy Steers—Large 2-347884.00/cwt84.00–84.0040210
Dairy Steers—Large 2-354688.50/cwt88.50–88.504839
Dairy Steers—Large 2-358489.75/cwt89.75–89.755245
Dairy Steers—Large 2-360085.50/cwt85.50–85.505135
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2634120.00/cwt120.00–120.007616
Dairy Steers—Large 2-366387.00/cwt87.00–87.0057711
Dairy Steers—Large 2-380582.50/cwt82.50–82.506647
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80489.15/cwt87.00–93.501,60810
Bulls——1,92884.06/cwt80.50–86.501,62123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06553.69/cwt52.50–55.0057226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19858.81/cwt56.00–62.00705228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21564.35/cwt62.00–66.00782220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35762.48/cwt60.00–64.00848251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42669.84/cwt69.00–71.009966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43566.37/cwt65.00–68.00952236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,00061.00/cwt61.00–61.001,2205

This sale against other markets

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.