Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-10-29

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 29
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 600▼ 240 vs year ago 640 · −37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
965 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 1,120▼ 135 vs year ago 1,100 · −12.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers firm in a light test. CME prices stronger today. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 higher on reduced supply. Not enough slaughter bulls this week for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.69/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$136.69
97 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$32.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505159.758075thin
Medium and Large 1-2602140.6984757
Small and Medium 2-3472127.0059910thin
Large 1816126.841,03525
One grade step is worth $32.91/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale97 hd
136.69
—
WA average2 barns · 984 hd
135.57
+1.12
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—Average1,97979.161,5669thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,59756.24898348
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,32055.16728384

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—Small and Medium 2-3398129.00/cwt129.00–129.005135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439170.00/cwt170.00–170.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1505159.75/cwt159.75–159.758075
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548137.00/cwt137.00–137.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558134.72/cwt134.50–135.0075211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617136.75/cwt136.75–136.758447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664138.46/cwt137.50–139.5091927
Steers—Large 1703136.00/cwt136.00–136.009566
Steers—Large 1757129.00/cwt129.00–129.009775
Steers—Large 1845125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0566
Steers—Large 1917120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1008
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488130.40/cwt129.00–135.0063625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584127.66/cwt127.50–128.0074619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full594111.50/cwt111.50–111.506626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643123.00/cwt123.00–123.007916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678126.50/cwt126.50–126.508585
Heifers—Large 2-375589.00/cwt89.00–89.006726
Heifers—Large 1893110.50/cwt110.50–110.509876
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278124.00/cwt124.00–124.003458
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3344126.00/cwt126.00–126.0043312
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3449105.00/cwt105.00–105.004719
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3784107.00/cwt107.00–107.008399
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,04189.75/cwt89.75–89.759347
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,29489.50/cwt89.50–89.501,1585
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3324151.00/cwt151.00–151.0048910
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413140.00/cwt140.00–140.0057816
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3779110.00/cwt110.00–110.008578
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,94377.53/cwt73.00–80.001,5067
Bulls——2,10384.88/cwt84.75–85.001,7852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,24247.74/cwt44.00–51.0059319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30553.49/cwt51.00–55.00698175
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34157.30/cwt55.00–61.00768185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38463.00/cwt63.00–63.008725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47864.72/cwt62.75–66.759578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59458.26/cwt56.00–61.00929175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60653.69/cwt52.00–56.00862165

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.