Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-04-29

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 29
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 620▲ 470 vs year ago 300 · +156.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 1,100▲ 30 vs year ago 970 · +3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 0▼ 20 vs year ago 150 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker steers under 600 lbs 7.00-11.00 lower. Stocker heifers less than 600 lbs 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs steady. Buyer attendance was moderate following lower slaughter cattle prices and higher grain prices. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Interest is still good for guaranteed grass fed cows. Supply of cull cows still exceeds demand. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.66/cwt on 261 head.
Average price
$152.66
261 head · 686 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$33.68/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 1-2547170.61934114
Small and Medium 1-2474167.007925thin
Small and Medium 2-3600159.759595thin
Large 1813136.931,113137
One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale261 hd
152.66
—
WA average1 barns · 261 hd
152.66
+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—Average1,91191.601,75017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,54261.58949423
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20759.72721308

Every lot

38 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417170.50/cwt170.50–170.507117
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2474167.00/cwt167.00–167.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484176.46/cwt170.00–180.0085431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512181.00/cwt181.00–181.0092711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573165.33/cwt165.00–166.0094718
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3600159.75/cwt159.75–159.759595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607166.36/cwt163.75–172.001,01047
Steers—Large 1719148.00/cwt144.00–148.501,06447
Steers—Large 1Value Added785144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1308
Steers—Large 1786129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0148
Steers—Large 1878130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,14174
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381149.50/cwt149.50–149.505705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461149.44/cwt148.00–150.0068921
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3496130.00/cwt130.00–130.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578149.02/cwt141.00–150.5086137
Heifers—Large 1747124.36/cwt123.00–124.5092983
Heifers—Large 2-3Full76081.00/cwt81.00–81.006165
Heifers—Large 1767123.75/cwt123.75–123.759499
Heifers—Large 1811113.75/cwt113.75–113.759238
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 383180.00/cwt80.00–80.006655
Dairy Heifers—Large 393274.75/cwt74.75–74.756978
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,00377.00/cwt77.00–77.007726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79099.50/cwt99.50–99.501,7812
Bulls——1,90093.01/cwt89.00–95.501,76711
Bulls——2,00083.78/cwt78.00–89.001,6764
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15557.33/cwt55.00–59.00662145
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,22572.00/cwt72.00–72.0088211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25361.85/cwt59.00–64.00775163
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,41869.08/cwt66.00–71.0098022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50358.30/cwt56.00–60.00876183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57567.75/cwt67.75–67.751,0674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60763.03/cwt60.00–65.001,013203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,589.21/cwt1,525.00–1,625.0019,32550
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,485.00/cwt1,485.00–1,485.0018,5636
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,810.00/cwt1,810.00–1,810.0023,53036
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0018,52516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,5008

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.