Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2020-11-10

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Nov 10
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,330 head
▲ 505 vs last sale 1,825▲ 265 vs year ago 2,065 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago at the same market, Stocker cattle less than 800 lbs 1.00-10.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 800 lbs weak. Market was stronger due to higher uptick in slaughter cattle prices. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance both in house and on the internet.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.18/cwt on 1,261 head.
Average price
$140.18
1,261 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$13.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.17
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2604145.29877765
Small and Medium 2-3446142.1563437
Small and Medium 1-2553133.4473823
Large 1777131.391,021436
One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale1,261 hd
140.18
—
WA average2 barns · 1,350 hd
140.00
+0.17
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428179.00/cwt179.00–179.0076613
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3432144.50/cwt144.50–144.5062431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481166.38/cwt160.00–172.0080058
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2496152.00/cwt152.00–152.007545
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3518130.00/cwt130.00–130.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524150.21/cwt147.00–158.0078790
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2569128.28/cwt125.00–130.0073018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580146.57/cwt140.00–151.00850230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616142.03/cwt140.00–145.50875121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676139.64/cwt134.00–143.50944214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736125.00/cwt125.00–125.0092039
Steers—Large 1738134.14/cwt130.00–139.00990246
Steers—Large 1764133.87/cwt132.00–135.001,02361
Steers—Large 1839126.13/cwt122.00–131.001,058120
Steers—Large 11,102109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,2079
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416142.61/cwt140.00–145.5059338
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2467125.00/cwt125.00–125.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484136.23/cwt132.00–140.0065916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.29/cwt138.00–149.5075686
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2524135.00/cwt135.00–135.0070721
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3538110.00/cwt110.00–110.0059211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568138.46/cwt132.50–142.00786191
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2573126.00/cwt126.00–126.007229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full596128.00/cwt128.00–128.0076311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631133.96/cwt130.00–136.50845185
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2639120.00/cwt120.00–120.007677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648133.50/cwt133.50–133.508659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655135.04/cwt132.00–140.0088553
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2675125.76/cwt124.00–128.0084920
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3686105.00/cwt105.00–105.007205
Heifers—Large 1721126.32/cwt119.00–130.00911112
Heifers—Large 1Full736109.50/cwt109.50–109.508068
Heifers—Large 1764126.86/cwt125.75–127.7596918
Heifers—Large 1813115.50/cwt115.50–115.5093911
Heifers—Large 1881117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,03119
Heifers—Large 1984110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0827
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495135.50/cwt135.50–135.506718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2644115.00/cwt115.00–115.0074113

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.