Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Offerings this Thursday were mostly small lots and singles. Feeder cattle futures closed mixed after fading midday gains. September held on to a 10 cent gain, while October and November were 12 to 82 cents weaker. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 20 cents to $153.57 on 9/21.Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. Beef bookings from USDA’s Export Sales report were 15,788 MT during the week ending 9/16. That was an 8-wk high and was 10.6% above the same week last year. Beef exports were 29% higher yr/yr with 18,243 MT shipped. Japan and South Korea were both the top buyers and top destinations during the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.11/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$121.11

90 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$45.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.42

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	135.84	683	40
Small and Medium 2-3	366	135.00	494	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	479	122.00	584	8thin
Large 1-2	842	115.00	968	5thin
Large 2-3	712	112.01	798	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	653	90.50	591	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.34/cwt here — about $92 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 sale90 hd

121.11

—

WA average2 barns · 808 hd

137.53

−16.42

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,886	81.52	1,537	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,971	67.00	1,321	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,550	63.93	991	395
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,255	56.90	714	371

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	782	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.41/cwt	137.00–139.00	670	23
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	712	112.01/cwt	110.50–114.00	798	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	479	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	134.18/cwt	131.00–138.00	687	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,189	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,011	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,314	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,130	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,214	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,080	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	522	9
Steers	Large 2-3	—	867	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	746	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	366	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	494	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,271	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,023	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,400	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,036	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	842	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	591	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	732	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	147.53/cwt	145.00–151.00	834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	961	16
Steers	Large 2-3	—	770	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	912	15
Bulls	—	—	1,886	81.52/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,537	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,227	49.22/cwt	47.00–51.00	604	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	62.16/cwt	60.00–64.00	926	190
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	65.58/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,054	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	59.36/cwt	57.00–61.00	775	185
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,971	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,321	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	54.78/cwt	52.00–57.00	659	175

How this sale compares

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 Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Sep 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 930Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,200Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	484	137.00–139.00	138.41
6	—	558	129.00	129.00
11	—	512	131.00–138.00	134.18
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	712	110.50–114.00	112.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	842	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	653	90.50	90.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,189	85.00	85.00
22	—	1,314	86.00	86.00
28	—	1,214	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,271	80.50	80.50
9	—	1,400	74.00	74.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	155.75	155.75
10	—	469	159.00	159.00
16	—	620	153.00–157.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	86.00	86.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	129.00	129.00
15	—	770	118.50	118.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	152.50	152.50
12	—	565	145.00–151.00	147.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,886	78.00–83.50	81.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,227	47.00–51.00	49.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,489	60.00–64.00	62.16
205	—	1,607	64.00–68.00	65.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,305	57.00–61.00	59.36
175	—	1,203	52.00–57.00	54.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,971	67.00	67.00

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.

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