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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 19

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Jul 29Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 500 vs last sale 0▲ 100 vs year ago 400 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,030 head

▲ 1,030 vs last sale 0▲ 188 vs year ago 842 · +22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts the market has not been reported the last 2 weeks. Trade active with moderate to good demand with an interest out of the cow and bull market. Feeder cattle futures were down by as much as 57 cents on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was another 18 cents stronger to $155.42 on 8/18. Weekly Export Sales data showed beef bookings were 11,108 MT, which were 18.5% weaker from week to week, and 4.3% lower than the same week last year. Both Japan and South Korea bought 2,800 MT during the week as the top buyers. South Korea and Japan were also the top destinations for the 19,662 MT shipped during the week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.09/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$148.09

65 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$51.25/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	591	165.37	977	39
Large 1	743	149.00	1,107	6thin
Large 2-3	938	114.13	1,071	20

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale65 hd

148.09

—

WA average1 barns · 65 hd

148.09

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,899	91.62	1,739	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	64.17	914	360
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	62.87	788	423

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	171.83/cwt	166.00–176.00	847	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,030	27
Steers	—	Large 1	743	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,107	6
Steers	—	Large 2-3	870	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,022	11
Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,022	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,124	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	967	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,023	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,084	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	978	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	782	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	736	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	707	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	882	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	926	84
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,041	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,072	97
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	1,125	79.54/cwt	75.00–84.00	895	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,200	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,152	90
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,873	90.36/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,692	11
Bulls	—	—	1,992	96.26/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,917	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	55.74/cwt	50.00–58.00	662	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	60.96/cwt	58.00–63.00	741	194
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	65.42/cwt	63.00–67.00	848	207
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	61.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	871	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	66.29/cwt	64.00–68.00	957	185

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 Aug 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 0Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 0Year ago 842

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	144.00	144.00
14	—	596	140.00	140.00
5	—	458	145.00	145.00
11	—	691	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	106.00	106.00
8	—	716	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	634	162.50	162.50
12	—	493	166.00–176.00	171.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	870	117.50	117.50
9	—	1,022	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	882	105.00	105.00
97	—	1,041	103.00	103.00
20	—	736	96.00	96.00
90	—	1,200	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,125	75.00–84.00	79.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,873	87.00–92.50	90.36
3	—	1,992	95.00–97.00	96.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,215	58.00–63.00	60.96
22	—	1,188	50.00–58.00	55.74
207	—	1,296	63.00–67.00	65.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,443	64.00–68.00	66.29
175	—	1,406	59.00–64.00	61.93

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.