Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-06-03

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jun 3
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 750 vs last sale 900▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 1,100▲ 750 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, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most offerings today where singles or small lots. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher on reduced supplies. Buyer attendance was good. 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 $112.33/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$112.33
21 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$49.00/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 1-2570138.0078710thin
Small and Medium 2-354889.0048811thin
One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about $299 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 sale21 hd
112.33
—
WA average1 barns · 21 hd
112.33
+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—Average1,84197.501,79522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39566.43927240
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17264.13751160
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,27557.0072717

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2507150.00/cwt150.00–150.007616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533175.00/cwt175.00–175.009335
Steers—Large 2-379287.50/cwt87.50–87.506936
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007735
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-354889.00/cwt89.00–89.0048811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007885
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3397200.00/cwt200.00–200.007945
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-350855.00/cwt55.00–55.002797
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 365860.00/cwt60.00–60.003956
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small 4333260.00/cwt260.00–260.008666
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 3-446755.00/cwt55.00–55.002575
Dairy Heifers—Large 394172.75/cwt72.75–72.756857
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,09075.50/cwt75.50–75.508235
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,15478.75/cwt78.75–78.759096
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80897.56/cwt93.50–99.501,76412
Bulls——1,84089.67/cwt82.50–93.501,6505
Bulls——1,920105.19/cwt103.00–108.002,0205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10070.00/cwt70.00–70.007708
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,10056.50/cwt56.50–56.5062214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14565.43/cwt64.00–67.00749110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23061.27/cwt57.00–64.0075450
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight1,27557.00/cwt57.00–57.0072717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31463.65/cwt60.00–66.0083670
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,44972.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47968.26/cwt66.00–70.001,010140

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.