Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

1,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight L 1-2 heifers $109.64/cwt ≈ $854/hd at 779 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight S 3-4 heifers $90.00/cwt ≈ $479/hd at 532 lb · 22 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.45/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 687 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,800	900	1,640
Feeder cattle	500	—	540
Slaughter cattle	1,300	—	1,100
Replacement cattle	—	900	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 2 weeks ago Thursday, Stocker and Feeder cattle weak in a light test. Supply not as attractive this week as most offerings were small bunches and singles. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower in a light test. Trade active with light to moderate demand for stocker and feeder cattle and slaughter bulls, good demand for slaughter cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	8	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
414	414	13	136.00	$136.00	$563	—
598	598	6	140.00	$140.00	$837	—
613	613	7	121.50	$121.50	$745	—
681	681	9	112.00	$112.00	$763	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	5	120.00	$120.00	$853	—
796	796	12	119.50	$119.50	$951	—
807	807	15	125.00	$125.00	$1,009	—
863	863	6	117.00	$117.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	8	184.00	$184.00	$681	—
478	478	6	165.00	$165.00	$789	—
555	555	5	156.00	$156.00	$866	—
678–696	687	19	129.00–133.75	$131.45	$903	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	15	105.00	$105.00	$531	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
997	997	7	72.00	$72.00	$718	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	7	126.00	$126.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	9	149.50	$149.50	$662	—
467	467	5	135.00	$135.00	$630	—
509	509	8	147.00	$147.00	$748	—
578	578	10	140.00	$140.00	$809	—
611	611	6	129.00	$129.00	$788	—
690	690	10	123.75	$123.75	$854	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	12	125.00	$125.00	$435	—
409	409	5	115.00	$115.00	$470	—
533	533	7	132.75	$132.75	$708	—
576	576	5	132.00	$132.00	$760	—
611	611	6	115.00	$115.00	$703	—
662	662	7	109.00	$109.00	$722	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
753–787	779	40	108.50–110.00	$109.64	$854	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	22	90.00	$90.00	$479	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
879–885	883	17	65.00–70.00	$66.46	$587	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	7	121.00	$121.00	$939	—
903	903	6	109.50	$109.50	$989	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1141–1245	1179	80-85%	15	65.50–76.00	$70.17	$827	—
1188–1350	1268	80-85%	19	64.50–69.00	$67.01	$850	—
1200–1800	1507	80-85%	205	54.00–58.00	$56.45	$851	—
1200–1950	1584	80-85%	215	58.00–63.00	$61.15	$969	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1300	1022	85-90%	27	39.50–48.00	$44.30	$453	—
1100–1400	1254	85-90%	185	51.00–55.00	$53.29	$668	—
1100–1600	1363	85-90%	200	55.00–60.00	$58.08	$792	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
779	779	5	77.50	$77.50	$604	—
938	938	8	84.50	$84.50	$793	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	6	69.00	$69.00	$966	—
2300	2300	7	77.00	$77.00	$1,771	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2400	1991	11	77.00–80.50	$79.30	$1,579	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238	1238	6	75.00	$75.00	$928	—

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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.