Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-06-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 25
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 700 vs last sale 400▲ 800 vs year ago 300 · +266.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
930 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 530▲ 10 vs year ago 920 · +1.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle firm with good offering that were 45 days or more weaned with vaccination programs many selling with good weighing conditions. Supply was more attractive this week as buyers where able to buy load lots of calves and yearlings alike. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand form both local and internet buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.06/cwt on 574 head.
Average price
$136.06
574 head · 734 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.87/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
Medium and Large 1-2670145.87977319
Large 1855124.331,063201
Small and Medium 1-2630123.8378041
Medium and Large 2-3768115.0088313thin
One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $94 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 sale574 hd
136.06
—
WA average1 barns · 574 hd
136.06
+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—Average1,79791.061,63728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70072.001,2246thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38870.40977137
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23162.85774149

Every lot

37 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534169.21/cwt166.00–171.0090427
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2584134.66/cwt120.00–141.0078623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588156.68/cwt155.00–160.0092134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619153.29/cwt148.00–156.0094937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674144.47/cwt140.00–145.7597473
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2688110.00/cwt110.00–110.0075718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712140.07/cwt138.00–142.50997123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3768115.00/cwt115.00–115.0088313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783127.65/cwt125.00–132.0099925
Steers—Large 1815127.54/cwt126.50–129.001,039114
Steers—Large 1888118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,05216
Steers—Large 1912120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,09971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464141.70/cwt139.50–146.0065721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531142.40/cwt142.00–143.0075612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565141.00/cwt137.50–143.7579753
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2630119.29/cwt109.00–125.5075239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632135.18/cwt128.50–138.0085465
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3646113.75/cwt113.75–113.7573514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664130.04/cwt129.50–130.7586342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722126.53/cwt122.50–129.0091443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759119.68/cwt115.00–120.5090871
Heifers—Large 1802122.03/cwt115.50–123.5097933
Heifers—Large 1863115.00/cwt115.00–115.0099258
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 351280.50/cwt80.50–80.504126
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,18780.00/cwt80.00–80.009507
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3-490763.00/cwt63.00–63.005715
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71587.81/cwt84.00–92.001,50616
Bulls——1,90795.40/cwt92.00–99.001,81912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,12656.57/cwt54.50–58.5063741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17662.70/cwt60.00–65.0073734
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,20056.00/cwt56.00–56.0067214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30066.83/cwt65.00–69.0086970
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,33176.75/cwt72.50–79.501,02267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38062.99/cwt59.00–65.0086919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56568.14/cwt65.00–71.001,06637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,57659.00/cwt59.00–59.009304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Certified Prgms1,70072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,2246

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.