Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-09-24

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 500▼ 300 vs year ago 800 · −37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 950▲ 100 vs year ago 1,000 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 0▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds 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 $135.09/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$135.09

143 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

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

$25.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2-3	390	144.00	562	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	138.02	750	111
Large 1-2	747	124.00	926	8thin
Large 2-3	805	123.00	990	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	651	118.41	771	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.59/cwt here — about −$209 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 sale143 hd

135.09

—

WA average2 barns · 987 hd

135.95

−0.86

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	—	Low	1,809	86.61	1,567	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,526	61.21	934	416
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,208	58.96	712	385

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	148.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	837	22
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	576	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	634	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	148.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	928	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	969	7
Steers	—	Large 1	717	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,059	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Mexican Origin	729	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	510	5
Steers	—	Large 1	750	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,069	10
Steers	—	Large 1	837	126.36/cwt	125.50–127.75	1,058	13
Steers	—	Large 1	884	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,145	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,194	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,260	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	144.30/cwt	144.00–145.00	603	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	135.87/cwt	135.00–137.00	736	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	136.14/cwt	133.00–138.00	779	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	951	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	747	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	926	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	834	5
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	538	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	649	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,177	65.75/cwt	65.75–65.75	774	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	124.79/cwt	121.50–129.50	635	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	749	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	689	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	921	95.75/cwt	95.75–95.75	882	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,092	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	983	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	82.38/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,461	11
Bulls	—	—	1,793	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,856	90.03/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,671	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	52.52/cwt	51.00–54.00	488	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	57.48/cwt	54.00–60.00	664	165
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	1,277	66.32/cwt	65.75–67.00	847	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	61.49/cwt	60.00–64.00	804	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	58.66/cwt	55.00–61.00	883	202
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,557	63.49/cwt	61.00–65.00	989	204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	1,482.92/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	17,261	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,903	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,538	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,093.92/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,254	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,792	50

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 500Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 950Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	508	106.00	106.00
15	—	593	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	65.75	65.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	155.00	155.00
22	—	564	145.00–150.00	148.46
13	—	625	145.00–153.00	148.55
7	—	664	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	837	125.50–127.75	126.36
13	—	717	147.75	147.75
10	—	750	142.50	142.50
5	—	1,194	105.50	105.50
5	—	884	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	921	95.75	95.75
7	—	1,092	90.00	90.00
18	—	749	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	509	121.50–129.50	124.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	143.50	143.50
5	—	350	141.00	141.00
19	—	418	144.00–145.00	144.30
16	—	542	135.00–137.00	135.87
11	—	699	136.00	136.00
8	—	625	135.00	135.00
46	—	572	133.00–138.00	136.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	805	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	747	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	130.00	130.00
5	—	798	104.50	104.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,246	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	1,303	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,093.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,255	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	36	—	1,164	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,482.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	50	—	1,392	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	929	51.00–54.00	52.52
185	—	1,308	60.00–64.00	61.49
165	—	1,155	54.00–60.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,557	61.00–65.00	63.49
202	—	1,506	55.00–61.00	58.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,277	65.75–67.00	66.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,773	75.00–87.00	82.38
9	—	1,856	87.00–92.50	90.03
2	—	1,793	94.00–95.00	94.48

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.