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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 26

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

800 head

▲ 400 vs last sale 400▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 1,170▲ 1,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and Feeder steers and heifers steady to firm. Stocker heifers 1.00-4.00 lower. CME positions continue to see positive movement bolstering buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.29/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$129.29

197 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	610	133.33	813	135
Medium and Large 2-3	727	128.00	931	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	538	125.49	675	23
Small and Medium 2-3	541	110.24	596	23

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about $217 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 sale197 hd

129.29

—

WA average1 barns · 197 hd

129.29

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,858	80.43	1,494	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,721	64.00	1,101	365
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,328	61.06	811	336

Every lot

39 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	675	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	146.18/cwt	140.50–149.50	750	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	603	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	841	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	145.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	908	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	967	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	935	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	143.95/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,136	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	296	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	417	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	481	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	133.83/cwt	133.50–134.50	567	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.35/cwt	128.50–130.00	678	16
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	572	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	632	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	757	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	131.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	32
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	664	120.56/cwt	116.00–124.50	801	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	931	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	118.63/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,014	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	675	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,079	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	852	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,561	76.69/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,197	13
Bulls	—	—	2,070	92.56/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,916	2
Bulls	—	—	2,144	82.47/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,768	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,063	48.56/cwt	45.00–52.50	516	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,331	59.06/cwt	56.00–63.00	786	150
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	64.03/cwt	63.00–65.00	865	167
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,385	69.75/cwt	69.75–69.75	966	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,517	69.50/cwt	68.50–70.75	1,054	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,650	61.31/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,012	164
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,791	66.04/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,183	192

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.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Sep 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,170Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	150.00	150.00
5	—	454	136.00	136.00
5	—	567	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	144.00	144.00
7	—	578	131.00	131.00
9	—	495	135.50	135.50
11	—	855	117.00–120.00	118.63
15	—	424	133.50–134.50	133.83
16	—	524	128.50–130.00	129.35
32	—	622	131.00–135.00	131.99
33	—	758	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	727	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	296	141.00	141.00
6	—	548	119.00	119.00
11	—	664	116.00–124.50	120.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	110.50	110.50
12	—	512	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	140.00	140.00
6	—	662	146.00	146.00
8	—	438	154.00	154.00
28	—	513	140.50–149.50	146.18
29	—	623	145.00–148.00	145.74
36	—	789	138.00–147.00	143.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	140.00	140.00
6	—	603	139.50	139.50
7	—	465	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,070	89.50–95.00	92.56
12	—	2,144	79.00–85.00	82.47
13	—	1,561	75.00–79.00	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	68.50–70.75	69.50
164	—	1,650	59.00–64.00	61.31
192	—	1,791	64.00–68.00	66.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	69.75	69.75
150	—	1,331	56.00–63.00	59.06
167	—	1,351	63.00–65.00	64.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,063	45.00–52.50	48.56

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.