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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 300▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,170 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 970▲ 1,170 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, not enough stocker or feeder this week for accurate trends weaker undertones were noted. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter Bulls firm in a light test. 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 $131.36/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$131.36

88 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$67.50/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	591	149.00	881	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	139.56	742	61
Small and Medium 2-3	690	115.00	794	6thin
Large 1	939	105.50	991	10thin
Large 2-3	1,255	81.50	1,023	5thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale88 hd

131.36

—

WA average1 barns · 88 hd

131.36

+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	2,059	86.34	1,777	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,521	64.78	985	336
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,269	62.87	798	298

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	6
Steers	—	Large 2	509	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	864	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	707	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	133.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	810	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	939	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	991	10
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,255	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,023	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	401	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	441	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	906	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,150	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	983	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,425	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,083	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	509	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	631	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,031	80.82/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,641	13
Bulls	—	—	2,091	92.87/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,942	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,089	56.49/cwt	52.00–58.50	615	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,242	54.67/cwt	52.00–57.00	679	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	65.47/cwt	63.00–67.00	824	145
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	60.96/cwt	58.00–63.00	796	134
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	63.09/cwt	60.00–65.00	954	152
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,561	67.51/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,054	165

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 970Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	85.50	85.50
5	—	1,425	76.00	76.00
5	—	906	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	401	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	124.00	124.00
9	—	454	160.00	160.00
13	—	371	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	481	142.00–150.00	146.97
7	—	506	139.00	139.00
10	—	618	131.00	131.00
18	—	566	131.00–135.00	133.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	939	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	150.00	150.00
13	—	730	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,091	87.00–96.00	92.87
13	—	2,031	70.00–87.00	80.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,306	58.00–63.00	60.96
145	—	1,259	63.00–67.00	65.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,512	60.00–65.00	63.09
165	—	1,561	65.00–69.00	67.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,089	52.00–58.50	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,242	52.00–57.00	54.67

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.