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Toppenish Livestock Commission

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 540▲ 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 1,100▲ 1,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 20▲ 45 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 firm. Slaughter cows 5.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active in stocker and feeder cattle, slow on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand good on stocker and feeder cattle, light on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.99/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$141.99

156 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$474

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	477	145.00	692	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	649	144.03	934	126
Medium and Large 2-3	688	132.50	912	18thin
Large 1	914	127.50	1,165	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about −$474 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 sale156 hd

141.99

—

WA average2 barns · 1,974 hd

142.85

−0.87

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	2,046	71.19	1,457	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,958	57.72	1,130	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,515	54.61	827	495
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,317	52.72	695	479

Every lot

36 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	726	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	143.84/cwt	139.00–148.50	841	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	143.96/cwt	141.50–147.00	975	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	912	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	138.55/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,018	17
Steers	—	Large 1	914	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,165	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	439	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	129.01/cwt	126.00–130.50	694	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	667	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	735	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	135.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	840	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	128.43/cwt	127.00–129.50	859	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	939	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	883	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	958	91.39/cwt	90.00–93.00	876	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,110	95.77/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,063	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,155	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,022	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,299	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,111	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	436	90.89/cwt	87.50–92.00	396	32
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	480	87.60/cwt	87.00–88.00	420	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	565	86.16/cwt	83.00–88.00	487	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	2,097	72.36/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,517	5
Bulls	—	—	2,335	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	2,026	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	50.00/cwt	47.00–52.00	639	228
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,353	55.12/cwt	52.00–57.00	746	247
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,431	59.75/cwt	59.75–59.75	855	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,491	51.80/cwt	49.00–54.00	772	238
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,522	60.24/cwt	60.00–60.50	917	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	57.11/cwt	54.00–59.00	878	248
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,958	57.72/cwt	55.75–60.00	1,130	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,748	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,356	595.06/cwt	580.00–610.00	8,069	10

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 540Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,335	86.75	86.75
2	—	1,775	60.50	60.50
5	—	2,097	69.00–77.00	72.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,522	60.00–60.50	60.24
238	—	1,491	49.00–54.00	51.80
248	—	1,537	54.00–59.00	57.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,958	55.75–60.00	57.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	59.75	59.75
228	—	1,277	47.00–52.00	50.00
247	—	1,353	52.00–57.00	55.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	95.50–96.00	95.77
13	—	958	90.00–93.00	91.39
22	—	939	94.00	94.00
7	—	1,299	85.50	85.50
8	—	1,155	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	480	87.00–88.00	87.60
27	—	565	83.00–88.00	86.16
32	—	436	87.50–92.00	90.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	155.50	155.50
17	—	735	136.50–140.00	138.55
29	—	585	139.00–148.50	143.84
71	—	677	141.50–147.00	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	688	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	140.00	140.00
9	—	388	142.00	142.00
11	—	572	128.00–129.00	128.53
15	—	538	126.00–130.50	129.01
19	—	669	127.00–129.50	128.43
43	—	622	130.00–136.00	135.09
6	—	318	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,356	580.00–610.00	595.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,224	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.