Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-09-02

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 2
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 1,100 vs last sale 1,500▲ 0 vs year ago 400 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 350 vs last sale 1,250▲ 0 vs year ago 900 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same not market, not enough feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Buyer attendance was light. Live cattle gave back some ground on Thursday. Futures were down triple digits at the close with losses of as much as $1.60. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower as to many are coming to market exceeding demand. Trade active especially for guaranteed grass fed cows. Demand light to moderate. USDA’s Export Sales report showed beef bookings were 15,555 MT during the week that ended 8/26. That was up 49% from last week and 32% from the same week last year. The data showed 18,122 MT of beef was shipped, bringing the YTD total to 616,213 MT. Converted Census data showed July beef exports totaled 297.3m lbs. That was a record for July shipments, marking the 5th monthly record for the 2021 season. Brazil reported 181,605 MT of beef exports for the month of August. That was up from 163,220 MT in August of 2020.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.90/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$126.90
86 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4
$44.21/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 1-2558150.7784126
Large 1744122.509117thin
Medium and Large 2-3443120.9053532
Large 2-3800112.509005thin
Medium and Large 3-4381106.5640616thin
One grade step is worth $44.21/cwt here — about $435 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 sale86 hd
126.90
—
WA average1 barns · 86 hd
126.90
+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—Average2,02783.201,68713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,58061.34969334
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,39258.47814215

Every lot

31 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4277110.00/cwt110.00–110.003055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378120.00/cwt120.00–120.004548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415162.00/cwt162.00–162.006726
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4428105.00/cwt105.00–105.0044911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464121.20/cwt117.50–130.0056224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492159.00/cwt159.00–159.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591143.00/cwt143.00–143.008457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677144.00/cwt144.00–144.009758
Steers—Large 1744122.50/cwt122.50–122.509117
Steers—Large 2-3800112.50/cwt112.50–112.509005
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381150.00/cwt150.00–150.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457153.00/cwt153.00–153.006999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461105.00/cwt105.00–105.0048419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544138.00/cwt138.00–138.007518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573139.00/cwt139.00–139.007968
Heifers—Large 2-3726105.00/cwt105.00–105.007625
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 393598.00/cwt98.00–98.0091612
Dairy Heifers—Large 396494.00/cwt94.00–94.0090610
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,060100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,06030
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,14197.50/cwt97.50–97.501,11231
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,23399.00/cwt99.00–99.001,22131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,96087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,7151
Bulls——2,03382.84/cwt80.00–84.501,68412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed95583.50/cwt83.50–83.507975
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,01968.00/cwt68.00–68.0069314
Cows—Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,18164.45/cwt64.00–64.7576115
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,24166.23/cwt65.75–67.0082215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35955.51/cwt52.00–58.0075485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44359.88/cwt58.00–62.00864115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60758.32/cwt56.00–60.00937145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65862.37/cwt60.00–64.001,034155

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.