Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-07-30

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 30
● Final29 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
620 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 695▼ 250 vs year ago 870 · −28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker cattle this week for accurate trends. Not enough yearlings last week of the same quality as this week to accurately compare to. Feeder cattle supply more attractive this week as buyers were able to purchase load lots. Slaugher cows 2.00-6.00 higher as slaughter cows are in short supply and packer buyers were paying up to get what they could today. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with very good demand and good buyer attendance both from the stands and the internet .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.67/cwt on 549 head.
Average price
$143.67
549 head · 826 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$26.50/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 1-2747151.501,131175
Large 1866141.721,227335
Medium and Large 2-3787126.0099212thin
Large 1-2876125.001,09527
One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $36 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 sale549 hd
143.67
—
WA average1 barns · 549 hd
143.67
+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—Low1,69597.541,65411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,55972.071,124100
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23764.0079282

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665151.83/cwt150.00–153.001,01021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724150.28/cwt146.00–154.001,08833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767151.78/cwt144.50–152.501,164121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3787126.00/cwt126.00–126.0099212
Steers—Large 1820146.25/cwt142.50–147.501,199151
Steers—Large 1856138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,18111
Steers—Large 1-2Full876125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,09527
Steers—Large 1906138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,250173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626140.75/cwt140.75–140.758815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.87/cwt136.75–137.0093114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733128.52/cwt126.50–135.0094233
Heifers—Large 1829130.75/cwt130.75–130.751,08421
Heifers—Large 1876125.76/cwt120.00–127.001,102143
Heifers—Large 1910118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,07435
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 380180.50/cwt80.50–80.506457
Dairy Heifers—Large 385377.00/cwt77.00–77.006575
Dairy Heifers—Large 397079.75/cwt79.75–79.757747
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3413
Bulls——1,67494.54/cwt92.50–99.001,5834
Bulls——1,871106.20/cwt104.00–108.501,9874
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98552.00/cwt52.00–52.005125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23663.00/cwt60.00–68.0077933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25058.76/cwt58.00–59.7573518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27971.22/cwt68.00–74.0091126
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,36175.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47377.41/cwt76.00–78.001,14019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59067.51/cwt66.00–69.001,07322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59171.84/cwt69.00–75.001,14355

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.