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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Dec 3Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▼ 440 vs last sale 980▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1,100▲ 1,100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Thursday at the same market, Stocker and Feeder cattle weak in a light test. As most offerings this week where in small lots and singles. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-10.00 higher. 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 $117.37/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$117.37

150 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$54.81/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	642	128.81	827	81
Large 1	841	125.50	1,055	27
Small and Medium 1-2	561	120.00	673	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	675	97.47	658	19thin
Large 2-3	906	74.00	670	18thin

One grade step is worth $54.81/cwt here — about $156 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 sale150 hd

117.37

—

WA average1 barns · 150 hd

117.37

+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	—	Average	1,750	78.24	1,370	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,576	60.00	946	600
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,311	58.31	765	440

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	750	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	138.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	13
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	141.56/cwt	140.50–142.00	948	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	136.06/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,012	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	136.42/cwt	131.50–139.85	1,041	15
Steers	—	Large 1	927	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Large 1	973	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,216	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	489	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	561	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.33/cwt	126.00–132.75	752	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	933	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	951	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	841	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,055	27
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	906	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	670	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	702	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,299	68.75/cwt	68.75–68.75	893	9
Feeder Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	856	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	633	7
Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,298	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	597	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	72.92/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,218	23
Bulls	—	—	1,810	82.19/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,488	31
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	60.99/cwt	58.00–63.00	798	230
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,314	55.37/cwt	52.00–58.00	728	210
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	57.12/cwt	53.00–60.00	804	290
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,734	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,087	310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,324	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,069	8

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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 980Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,810	78.00–85.00	82.19
23	—	1,670	65.00–78.00	72.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	1,407	53.00–60.00	57.12
310	—	1,734	60.00–65.00	62.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	1,314	52.00–58.00	55.37
230	—	1,309	58.00–63.00	60.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,298	46.00	46.00
7	—	856	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,299	68.75	68.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	120.00	120.00
6	—	973	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	142.00	142.00
12	—	744	134.00–137.50	136.06
15	—	763	131.50–139.85	136.42
17	—	670	140.50–142.00	141.56
13	—	578	135.00–145.00	138.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	810	84.00	84.00
8	—	489	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	752	126.50	126.50
14	—	638	130.00	130.00
16	—	729	128.00	128.00
37	—	577	126.00–132.75	130.33
5	—	655	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	841	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	906	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,324	685.00	685.00

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.