Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-10-17

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 17
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 730▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 1,200▲ 1,100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 100▲ 200 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 cattle 1.00-7.00 higher as the buyers who where off the market last week returned to the market this week. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. 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 $140.07/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$140.07
266 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$29.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.51
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2600145.21872197
Small and Medium 1-2487138.8967728
Large 1977116.211,13541
One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale266 hd
140.07
—
WA average2 barns · 2,135 hd
146.59
−6.51
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—Average1,89480.121,51825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,86963.741,1915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46662.93923205
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29461.48796173

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2408151.00/cwt151.00–151.006167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421176.00/cwt176.00–176.007419
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2463159.00/cwt159.00–159.007368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482166.50/cwt166.50–166.5080324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524157.95/cwt156.00–159.5082822
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.0065413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575138.57/cwt135.00–140.0079745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628137.63/cwt132.50–141.0086438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658139.93/cwt137.00–141.5092122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711136.25/cwt136.00–136.5096922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768133.96/cwt130.00–136.001,02915
Steers—Large 1899129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,16018
Steers—Large 1970117.05/cwt115.00–120.001,13512
Steers—Large 11,044105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0965
Steers—Large 11,16885.50/cwt85.50–85.509996
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352143.00/cwt143.00–143.005036
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2353124.00/cwt124.00–124.004386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467125.00/cwt125.00–125.0058410
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-347295.00/cwt95.00–95.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528130.53/cwt128.75–132.5068923
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2546100.00/cwt100.00–100.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579127.39/cwt124.00–130.0073831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618128.81/cwt127.00–130.0079632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy758100.00/cwt100.00–100.007586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2796120.00/cwt120.00–120.009555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384090.00/cwt90.00–90.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2864120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0377
Heifers—Large 1-2976114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1136
Heifers—Large 11,06390.00/cwt90.00–90.009578
Heifers—Large 11,11288.50/cwt88.50–88.509849
Heifers—Large 1-21,16482.50/cwt82.50–82.509606
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271199.00/cwt99.00–99.0070410
Feeder Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Medium and Large 1-289272.75/cwt72.75–72.756498
Cows—Medium and Large 1-297968.68/cwt67.50–69.5067212
Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11471.50/cwt71.50–71.507978
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2387135.00/cwt135.00–135.0052211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82082.31/cwt78.00–85.001,49815
Bulls——1,97775.44/cwt72.50–78.001,4919
Bulls——2,26589.50/cwt89.50–89.502,0271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16355.08/cwt53.00–58.0064133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26260.99/cwt58.00–63.0077065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28858.84/cwt55.00–62.0075885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36868.92/cwt68.00–70.5094315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38064.72/cwt63.00–66.0089375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62465.39/cwt62.00–67.001,062105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86963.74/cwt63.00–65.001,1915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0761,453.65/cwt1,350.00–1,500.0015,64128
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2741,596.81/cwt1,500.00–1,650.0020,34336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4171,194.52/cwt1,100.00–1,325.0016,92623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4741,357.98/cwt1,250.00–1,400.0020,01734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4751,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0021,3886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,521896.23/cwt875.00–925.0013,63212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6931,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0016,9306

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.