Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-07-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jul 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 1,220▲ 550 vs year ago 350 · +157.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
▼ 500 vs last sale 1,200▲ 0 vs year ago 700 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle less than 800 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher, over 800 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower . CME Feeder cattle ended the day off their highs for a $5.70 trading range. At the close the board was $0.60 to $1.70 in the red. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 65 cents weaker on 7/19 at $237.83. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade very active with good demand demand for Holstein type cows less demand for beef type cows that sold on a lower market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.84/cwt on 261 head.
Average price
$230.84
261 head · 716 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$34.23/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 1-2623256.101,59664
Medium and Large 2-3589240.001,4146thin
Small and Medium 1-2716223.061,59836
Large 1759221.871,683155
One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about −$87 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
230.84
—
WA average1 barns · 261 hd
230.84
+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—Average1,865126.012,35021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,566106.141,662346
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,233102.221,260320

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2547257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4095
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2640266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,70210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8477
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,63810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669269.14/cwt268.00–270.001,80126
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2696255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,77829
Steers—Large 1724250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,81020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3859
Steers—Large 1766244.75/cwt244.75–244.751,87528
Steers—Large 1-2793215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7057
Steers—Large 1816234.19/cwt232.00–235.001,91132
Steers—Large 1879223.87/cwt219.50–227.001,96817
Steers—Large 1906122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,11010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629258.48/cwt255.50–260.001,62646
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2668242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,62028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7609
Heifers—Large 1735225.62/cwt221.00–230.001,658118
Heifers—Large 1794218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7317
Heifers—Large 1844208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,75630
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3728
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,845121.42/cwt114.00–126.002,2408
Bulls——1,877128.84/cwt126.00–130.502,41813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20699.19/cwt95.00–102.001,196155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,258105.07/cwt102.00–107.001,322165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,509102.69/cwt99.00–105.001,550165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,611109.15/cwt105.00–111.501,758175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,800113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,0346

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.