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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Dec 10

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230

← Nov 12Dec 10Sep 22 →

Receipts

3,125 head

▲ 3,125 vs last sale 0▲ 3,125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month at the same Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Stocker steers and heifers less than 600 lbs 2.00-11.00 lower. Feeder Cattle more than 600 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. Demand for weaned calves continue to improve.

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 $142.93/cwt on 1,818 head.

Average price

$142.93

1,818 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$54.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	175.00	814	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	676	143.90	972	1,654
Small and Medium 1-2	601	130.76	786	66
Large 1	917	129.86	1,191	56
Small and Medium 2-3	591	120.53	712	26

One grade step is worth $54.47/cwt here — about $101 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 sale1,818 hd

142.93

—

WA average2 barns · 1,898 hd

142.64

+0.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

34 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	153.68/cwt	150.00–159.00	758	23
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	512	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	147.62/cwt	146.00–150.00	791	65
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	567	130.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	741	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	146.76/cwt	141.00–150.00	839	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	145.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	902	394
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	621	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	866	11
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	970	399
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	28
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	699	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	832	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	143.64/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,044	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	140.89/cwt	137.50–144.75	1,078	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	774	133.82/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,036	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,126	59
Steers	—	Large 1	917	129.86/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,191	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	382	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	388	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.59/cwt	137.00–138.00	649	29
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	503	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	703	65
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	133.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	768	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	579	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	741	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	236
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	627	127.23/cwt	125.50–128.00	798	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	918	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	133.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	902	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	133.46/cwt	131.00–134.75	958	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	128.79/cwt	127.50–130.00	999	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	125.65/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,029	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	927	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,112	29
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,029	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,194	19

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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Dec 10, 2019

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

Receipts 3,125Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	927	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,029	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	651	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	819	124.00–127.00	125.65
23	—	776	127.50–130.00	128.79
145	—	576	130.00–139.00	133.30
29	—	472	137.00–138.00	137.59
65	—	528	130.00–139.00	133.17
178	—	678	129.00–135.00	133.00
216	—	718	131.00–134.75	133.46
236	—	621	130.00–135.00	132.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	134.00	134.00
18	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.82
23	—	627	125.50–128.00	127.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	122.50	122.50
6	—	503	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	690	139.00	139.00
18	—	774	133.00–136.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	727	139.00–146.50	143.64
124	—	572	141.00–150.00	146.76
59	—	822	135.00–140.00	137.00
65	—	536	146.00–150.00	147.62
288	—	765	137.50–144.75	140.89
394	—	620	140.00–150.00	145.49
399	—	672	140.00–148.00	144.41
23	—	493	150.00–159.00	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	465	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	669	125.00	125.00
39	—	567	130.00–135.00	130.66
11	—	621	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	699	119.00	119.00
15	—	512	120.00–125.00	121.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	917	129.50–130.00	129.86

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.