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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 17

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 500 vs last sale 400▲ 400 vs year ago 500 · +80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

775 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 1,000▲ 25 vs year ago 750 · +3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 100▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers firm to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers firm to 7.00 higher. Buyer attendance on all classes of cattle was improved from the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-7.00 higher as processors look to the next 2 holiday shorten weeks to have adequate supplies on hand. Trade very active with very good 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 $127.70/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$127.70

388 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$44.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	134.76	732	312
Large 1	782	119.00	931	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	557	109.65	611	23
Medium and Large 2-3	656	90.72	595	47

One grade step is worth $44.04/cwt here — about $137 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 sale388 hd

127.70

—

WA average1 barns · 388 hd

127.70

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,848	74.24	1,372	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,490	54.71	815	200
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	51.94	677	204

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	824	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	843	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.50	870	34
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	137.58/cwt	137.00–139.00	865	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	131.88/cwt	131.00–132.75	895	69
Steers	—	Large 1	736	128.42/cwt	128.00–128.75	945	40
Steers	—	Large 1	779	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	995	5
Steers	—	Large 1	827	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,023	8
Steers	—	Large 1	973	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,061	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	535	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	145.12/cwt	140.00–147.75	628	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	141.68/cwt	139.00–144.50	646	24
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	479	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	132.56/cwt	130.50–140.50	705	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	131.64/cwt	131.50–131.75	737	57
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	591	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	606	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	131.16/cwt	128.50–133.00	820	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	582	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	124.88/cwt	124.75–125.00	840	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	782	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	931	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	866	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	688	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	909	79.75/cwt	79.75–79.75	725	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,029	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	828	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	69.96/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,275	13
Bulls	—	—	1,834	81.73/cwt	78.75–83.50	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,867	75.47/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,409	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,033	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	50.42/cwt	48.00–52.00	662	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,343	54.89/cwt	52.00–57.00	737	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	52.06/cwt	49.00–54.00	762	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,514	57.11/cwt	54.00–59.00	865	105
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,400	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	10,360	6

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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 400Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 775Last week 1,000Year ago 750

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,867	73.00–77.00	75.47
4	—	1,834	78.75–83.50	81.73
13	—	1,823	65.00–73.00	69.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,514	54.00–59.00	57.11
95	—	1,463	49.00–54.00	52.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,343	52.00–57.00	54.89
85	—	1,312	48.00–52.00	50.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,033	40.00–45.00	42.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	866	79.50	79.50
5	—	520	97.50	97.50
35	—	633	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	591	102.50	102.50
7	—	479	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	149.00	149.00
73	—	532	130.50–140.50	132.56
85	—	625	128.50–133.00	131.16
57	—	560	131.50–131.75	131.64
51	—	433	140.00–147.75	145.12
15	—	673	124.75–125.00	124.88
24	—	456	139.00–144.50	141.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	629	137.00–139.00	137.58
69	—	679	131.00–132.75	131.88
25	—	536	155.00–160.00	157.24
10	—	440	170.00	170.00
34	—	552	155.00–159.50	157.64
9	—	482	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	127.75	127.75
7	—	973	109.00	109.00
40	—	736	128.00–128.75	128.42
8	—	827	123.75	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	909	79.75	79.75
15	—	1,029	80.50	80.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,400	740.00	740.00

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.