Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-11-11

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Nov 11
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 600▲ 200 vs year ago 400 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 1,050▲ 100 vs year ago 1,200 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 5.00-6.00 higher in a light test. Buyer attendance was good both ringside and on the internet. CME Feeders rallied 67 cents to $1.02 in the front months to capture share from the weaker corn and fats. The 11/10 CME Feeder Cattle Index was another 49 cents stronger to $155.47. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Demand remains good for grass fed and feeder cows. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with light demand for Slaughter animals good demand for stocker and feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.29/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$129.29
142 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$505
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$51.12/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 1-2643138.6289169
Large 1922125.891,16027
Medium and Large 2-3518125.006486thin
Small and Medium 1-2541120.5465328
Large 1-2754119.008977thin
Small and Medium 2-344287.503875thin
One grade step is worth $51.12/cwt here — about $505 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 sale142 hd
129.29
—
WA average1 barns · 142 hd
129.29
+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—High1,85478.281,45210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,80054.8898817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45954.64797478
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,31148.68638448

Every lot

39 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389162.50/cwt162.50–162.506325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529154.54/cwt152.50–156.0081819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597142.00/cwt142.00–142.008487
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3600102.50/cwt102.50–102.506155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633146.50/cwt146.50–146.5092712
Steers—Large 1734150.48/cwt150.00–150.751,10516
Steers—Large 2-374270.00/cwt70.00–70.005195
Steers—Large 1756151.84/cwt150.00–152.501,14823
Steers—Large 1806124.00/cwt124.00–124.009995
Steers—Large 1850125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,06310
Steers—Large 1912130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1865
Steers—Large 1972133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2935
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426139.00/cwt139.00–139.005925
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-344287.50/cwt87.50–87.503875
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2467126.50/cwt126.50–126.505915
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518125.00/cwt125.00–125.006486
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2578120.74/cwt119.00–122.0069817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581135.00/cwt135.00–135.0078410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639135.25/cwt134.50–136.0086414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687140.65/cwt136.00–146.0096640
Heifers—Large 1701139.00/cwt139.00–139.009745
Heifers—Large 1-2754119.00/cwt119.00–119.008977
Heifers—Large 1951124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,17914
Heifers—Large 11,008121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2208
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-354660.00/cwt60.00–60.0032812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,81177.70/cwt75.00–80.001,4079
Bulls——2,24583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,8751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,04236.82/cwt33.00–40.0038419
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,15942.00/cwt42.00–42.004879
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,18456.72/cwt53.00–59.5067224
Cows—Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,22462.50/cwt62.50–62.507655
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,24364.00/cwt64.00–64.007968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25446.29/cwt44.00–48.00580195
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30965.25/cwt64.00–67.0085441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40751.47/cwt49.00–53.00724205
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40750.78/cwt48.00–52.50714205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55855.81/cwt53.00–57.50870215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80054.88/cwt53.00–57.0098817

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.