Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-08-27

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 27
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 400▲ 200 vs year ago 500 · +40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
980 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 842▲ 280 vs year ago 700 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm. Quality more attractive this week as buyers where able to purchase load lots. Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.28/cwt on 301 head.
Average price
$135.28
301 head · 791 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.30/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 1-2701145.551,021167
Large 1924122.531,132118
Medium and Large 2-3753122.2592016thin
One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $101 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 sale301 hd
135.28
—
WA average1 barns · 301 hd
135.28
+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—Average1,91690.551,73531
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,61166.231,067148
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,34963.0585188

Every lot

32 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 1-2495167.50/cwt167.50–167.508295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525160.50/cwt160.50–160.508439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580157.09/cwt154.50–157.7591125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676145.11/cwt141.00–150.0098113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739143.92/cwt139.75–149.001,06462
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3748120.00/cwt120.00–120.008987
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3756124.00/cwt124.00–124.009379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,05953
Steers—Large 1830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,07935
Steers—Large 1872130.24/cwt124.50–132.001,13622
Steers—Large 1928121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,1289
Steers—Large 11,009114.41/cwt114.00–114.501,15452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490145.79/cwt142.00–147.5071419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532140.57/cwt138.50–141.5074821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2596136.00/cwt136.00–136.008118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.81/cwt138.00–140.5086131
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3666114.00/cwt114.00–114.007598
Heifers—Large 1763129.07/cwt127.00–129.5098592
Heifers—Large 1Guaranteed Open795130.85/cwt130.85–130.851,04040
Heifers—Large 1807127.75/cwt127.75–127.751,0319
Heifers—Large 1971105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0205
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483105.00/cwt105.00–105.005077
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73683.01/cwt79.50–85.501,4418
Bulls——1,96599.51/cwt97.50–102.501,9554
Bulls——1,98291.84/cwt87.00–96.001,82019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,10447.72/cwt44.00–51.505279
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32355.01/cwt53.50–57.5072810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34668.20/cwt66.00–71.0091843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44962.92/cwt60.00–66.0091226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52958.23/cwt54.00–59.5089013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57268.34/cwt65.00–71.001,074101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,75963.04/cwt60.00–64.001,10934

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.