Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2019-11-12

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Nov 12
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,065 head
▼ 1,785 vs last sale 3,850▲ 2,065 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 week's ago at the same Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Stocker and Feeder steers under 650 lbs steady. Feeder steers more than 650 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 700 lbs weak to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand esp for heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.87/cwt on 950 head.
Average price
$135.87
950 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1-2
$5.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.05
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1789138.001,0897thin
Small and Medium 2-3390136.505326thin
Medium and Large 1-2577136.30786830
Large 1851132.401,12747
Small and Medium 1-2550132.2972760
One grade step is worth $5.71/cwt here — about $362 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 sale950 hd
135.87
—
WA average2 barns · 1,105 hd
134.82
+1.05
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376175.00/cwt175.00–175.006587
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2434155.00/cwt155.00–155.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439160.50/cwt160.50–160.507058
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2469150.22/cwt147.00–155.0070523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481162.54/cwt159.00–170.0078242
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2516149.00/cwt149.00–149.007696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520158.79/cwt150.50–161.00826104
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2568146.00/cwt146.00–146.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572144.99/cwt140.00–151.00829121
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.76/cwt136.00–146.00889214
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2660132.00/cwt132.00–132.008715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667137.34/cwt132.50–142.00916153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed669144.88/cwt144.75–145.0096926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed703139.50/cwt139.50–139.509816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728135.06/cwt128.00–136.0098385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773127.71/cwt125.00–133.0098724
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed782138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full814116.00/cwt116.00–116.009446
Steers—Large 1934133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,2475
Steers—Large 11,047126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,31914
Steers—Large 11,105118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,30412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3390136.50/cwt136.50–136.505326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431139.60/cwt135.00–142.0060265
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2441134.00/cwt134.00–134.005918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484141.14/cwt138.00–145.0068387
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2484136.06/cwt134.00–138.0065910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534140.00/cwt140.00–140.0074843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567140.69/cwt134.00–145.00798307
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2586131.06/cwt127.00–133.0076842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629130.43/cwt126.00–135.00820261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683129.90/cwt128.00–131.0088721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707126.77/cwt125.50–127.0089641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1789138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0897
Heifers—Large 1840132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,10928
Heifers—Large 1867133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,15319

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.