Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2020

1,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.85/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 583 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.57/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 628 lb · 36 head

light 7-weight L 1 steers $134.26/cwt -7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 735 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,900	1,700	1,900
Feeder cattle	600	500	800
Slaughter cattle	1,300	1,190	1,100
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, steers and heifers suitable to go to the grow yards less than 700 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder cattle more than 700 lbs weak. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-6.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Trade active with good demand. Buyer attendance was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	6	168.00	$168.00	$754	+23.94
549	549	5	144.00	$144.00	$791	—
551–595	583	50	140.00–147.50	$143.85	$839	+2.79
607–641	628	36	140.00–147.50	$144.57	$908	+6.88
717	717	5	125.00	$125.00	$896	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724–741	735	28	131.00–139.00	$134.26	$987	-7.74
808–847	828	10	134.00–136.00	$134.98	$1,118	—
852–870	861	10	125.00–126.00	$125.49	$1,080	—
953	953	10	122.50	$122.50	$1,167	—
1126	1126	9	110.00	$110.00	$1,239	—
1162	1162	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	10	130.00	$130.00	$776	—
761	761	5	115.00	$115.00	$875	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	6	132.50	$132.50	$556	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	6	143.00	$143.00	$568	—
456	456	5	144.50	$144.50	$659	+10.50
516–518	517	24	135.00–138.00	$135.88	$702	+7.11
553–579	566	12	130.00–135.50	$132.69	$751	+4.73
615–649	631	15	128.50–134.00	$131.36	$829	+5.99
654	654	6	120.00	$120.00	$785	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711–727	718	13	137.00–139.50	$138.33	$993	—
814	814	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,018	—
964–986	973	14	109.50–115.00	$112.61	$1,096	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	5	126.00	$126.00	$507	—
538	538	14	130.00	$130.00	$699	—
587	587	5	107.50	$107.50	$631	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	12	125.00	$125.00	$631	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806	806	5	120.00	$120.00	$967	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1200	989	85-90%	19	42.00–49.00	$46.02	$455	—
1100–1500	1304	85-90%	194	49.00–56.00	$53.11	$693	—
1100–1600	1403	85-90%	314	56.00–63.00	$58.70	$824	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1800	1652	80-85%	201	51.00–57.00	$54.32	$897	-7.73
1500–1900	1698	80-85%	216	57.00–63.00	$60.33	$1,024	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2400	1991	11	78.00–84.50	$82.27	$1,638	-5.75

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2300	1755	11	72.00–78.00	$75.58	$1,326	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	7	141.00	$141.00	$509	—
453	453	10	131.00	$131.00	$593	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	6	110.50	$110.50	$589	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.