Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-02-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,950 head
▲ 1,650 vs last sale 300▲ 1,950 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 1,150▲ 800 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 compared to last week's light test. Quality more attractive this week as buyers were able to purchase load lots. Buyer attendance was good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower as more imported meat is depressing the dosmetic meat market. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.99/cwt on 846 head.
Average price
$155.99
846 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$242
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Large 1
$40.86/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
Small and Medium 1-2535162.5586929
Medium and Large 1-2676156.981,061785
Small and Medium 2-3599148.008875thin
Large 1913121.691,11127
One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale846 hd
155.99
—
WA average1 barns · 846 hd
155.99
+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—Low1,87591.201,71028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,01265.971,3279thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,47865.76972337
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,32163.22835371

Every lot

38 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—Medium and Large 1-2329202.50/cwt202.50–202.506666
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2389190.00/cwt190.00–190.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482197.03/cwt188.00–199.0095069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535184.45/cwt178.00–186.0098763
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567181.26/cwt175.50–185.001,028108
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2567135.00/cwt135.00–135.007657
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3599148.00/cwt148.00–148.008875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623164.56/cwt157.00–168.751,02594
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674152.92/cwt150.00–157.501,03166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726143.62/cwt139.00–144.851,043142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778136.19/cwt130.00–138.001,060111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821130.19/cwt126.50–132.001,06943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873127.11/cwt124.00–127.501,11083
Steers—Large 1913121.69/cwt116.00–123.001,11127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2357164.50/cwt164.50–164.505877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428169.00/cwt169.00–169.0072317
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2436144.00/cwt144.00–144.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524155.00/cwt155.00–155.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563152.00/cwt148.00–155.0085672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636145.46/cwt141.50–148.00925206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656143.63/cwt141.00–144.60942100
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717129.34/cwt125.00–131.0092751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763125.85/cwt123.50–127.0096098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809120.83/cwt120.00–121.7597893
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,36274.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0085
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83982.06/cwt80.00–83.001,5095
Bulls——1,86991.37/cwt88.00–95.001,70813
Bulls——1,90095.55/cwt95.00–96.001,81510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,05055.85/cwt54.00–58.0058613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25560.70/cwt59.00–63.00762165
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,30072.71/cwt71.75–74.009457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39565.88/cwt63.00–68.00919193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40362.76/cwt60.00–65.00881145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54367.84/cwt65.00–70.001,047185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,01265.97/cwt64.50–67.751,3279

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.