Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-10-10

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 10
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 828▲ 730 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 1,100▲ 1,200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 0▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at same market, stocker and feeder cattle 5.00-7.00 lower with 2 major buyers out of the market this week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade active on cows and bulls, light to moderate of feeder cattle. Demand good on cows and bulls light to moderate on feeder cattle. Buyer attendance for feeder cattle this week was light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.94/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$132.94
218 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$44.24/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
Large 1640146.7493819thin
Medium and Large 1528146.507746thin
Medium and Large 1-2633133.39844168
Small and Medium 1-2606125.3376015thin
Small and Medium 2-3463102.5047510thin
One grade step is worth $44.24/cwt here — about $464 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 sale218 hd
132.94
—
WA average1 barns · 218 hd
132.94
+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—Average1,91289.311,70836
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,60667.961,091587
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,29264.58834569

Every lot

43 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1403164.00/cwt164.00–164.006616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445134.24/cwt131.00–140.0059722
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin463102.50/cwt102.50–102.5047510
Steers—Large 1486156.00/cwt156.00–156.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524139.53/cwt135.00–143.0073117
Steers—Medium and Large 1528146.50/cwt146.50–146.507746
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2579125.00/cwt125.00–125.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595133.00/cwt133.00–133.0079119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full595130.00/cwt130.00–130.0077410
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2620125.50/cwt125.50–125.5077810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631131.71/cwt131.50–132.0083112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684133.22/cwt130.50–136.5091159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726134.66/cwt131.75–137.5097814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781132.33/cwt128.50–136.001,03310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full884121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,0745
Steers—Large 1913128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1698
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381142.17/cwt140.00–144.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444122.50/cwt122.50–122.505445
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2459120.00/cwt120.00–120.005516
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin474100.00/cwt100.00–100.004747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478127.35/cwt124.00–131.5060930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.67/cwt122.50–130.0066026
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3566115.00/cwt115.00–115.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.85/cwt120.00–123.5070311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614121.84/cwt120.50–126.0074840
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3624100.00/cwt100.00–100.006245
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2664115.00/cwt115.00–115.0076414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669124.00/cwt124.00–124.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Full788102.50/cwt102.50–102.508085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382079.00/cwt79.00–79.006486
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02485.00/cwt85.00–85.008705
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,81384.10/cwt75.00–87.001,52516
Bulls——1,88097.15/cwt95.50–99.501,8264
Bulls——2,01992.57/cwt87.00–95.001,86916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80553.00/cwt53.00–53.004276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24461.95/cwt59.00–64.00771225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33066.52/cwt64.00–68.00885335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55464.11/cwt60.00–67.00996207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,62868.75/cwt68.75–68.751,1193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63470.06/cwt67.00–72.001,145380
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,7398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1831,290.17/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0015,26330
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5211,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0015,5908

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.