Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-01-14

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 14
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 900 vs last sale 200▲ 800 vs year ago 300 · +266.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
960 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 900▼ 275 vs year ago 1,235 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 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 cattle firm with more attractive quality offered this week as consignments consisted mostly of hay wintered supplies. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.09/cwt on 452 head.
Average price
$129.09
452 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$24.82/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 1-2584134.82788238
Small and Medium 1-2523132.9469532
Large 1748124.26929137
Large 1-2741112.508345thin
Small and Medium 2-3524111.2558316thin
Large 2-3710110.0078124
One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about $7 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 sale452 hd
129.09
—
WA average1 barns · 452 hd
129.09
+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—Average1,78776.581,36913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,65158.05959234
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,32153.17703228

Every lot

49 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375183.05/cwt182.50–184.0068617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483173.67/cwt169.00–178.0083927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518157.84/cwt152.50–162.0081836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569157.55/cwt157.00–158.0089611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full586145.00/cwt145.00–145.008509
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2626140.50/cwt140.50–140.5088029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628153.83/cwt148.00–154.8596634
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672115.00/cwt115.00–115.0077311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678137.22/cwt132.00–140.0093075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full689127.50/cwt127.50–127.5087811
Steers—Large 1737135.50/cwt135.50–135.5099941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773106.00/cwt106.00–106.008197
Steers—Large 1775130.02/cwt128.00–134.001,00874
Steers—Large 1839119.96/cwt115.50–124.501,00612
Steers—Large 1871117.75/cwt107.00–123.501,02617
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3309130.00/cwt130.00–130.004025
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2333143.50/cwt143.50–143.504785
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2389142.72/cwt142.00–143.7555512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438145.97/cwt144.50–146.7563917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476142.51/cwt141.00–144.0067820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536137.85/cwt132.00–139.5073950
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574131.17/cwt129.00–136.0075335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630132.91/cwt132.00–133.0083756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665130.49/cwt128.00–132.0086860
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3668105.00/cwt105.00–105.007016
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2693121.60/cwt118.00–124.0084315
Heifers—Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.0078124
Heifers—Large 1733124.13/cwt119.00–127.0091086
Heifers—Large 1Replacement739130.00/cwt130.00–130.0096129
Heifers—Large 1-2741112.50/cwt112.50–112.508345
Heifers—Large 1751127.50/cwt127.50–127.5095810
Heifers—Large 1851114.00/cwt114.00–114.009707
Heifers—Large 1901101.00/cwt101.00–101.009105
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1574131.00/cwt131.00–131.007526
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,02983.51/cwt79.75–86.0085927
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,06788.44/cwt88.00–88.7594412
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,13484.00/cwt84.00–84.009538
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,18687.73/cwt87.00–89.001,04033
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,35586.03/cwt82.00–88.601,16618
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72977.65/cwt76.00–79.501,3439
Bulls——1,91974.18/cwt73.00–75.001,4244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,08642.76/cwt40.50–46.0046428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30856.87/cwt55.00–59.75744112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41351.78/cwt47.00–55.0073288
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,60061.75/cwt61.75–61.759884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64559.26/cwt57.00–61.00975177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,67653.74/cwt50.75–55.0090153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,2096

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.