Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker cattle less than 700 lbs 2.00-8.00 lower. Not enough feeder cattle over 700 lbs for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures gave back $2.07 to $2.40 on the day, despite the weakness in corn, with September rolling off the board at $153.92. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $154.66 on 9/28, which was another 15 cents lower but still 74 cents above Sept. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower with an interest out of the market. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. Beef export sales were a 9 week high according to USDA’s weekly Export Sales report, with 16.1k MT sold. Japan was the week’s top buyer with 5.5k MT. Beef exports were 18,544 MT during the week that ended 9/23, which left the accumulated shipment at 688,660 MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.60/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$125.60

189 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$41.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	145.00	729	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	495	133.53	662	97
Large 1	714	125.00	893	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	437	124.81	546	27
Small and Medium 2-3	496	114.58	568	30
Large 2-3	752	103.49	779	24

One grade step is worth $41.51/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale189 hd

125.60

—

WA average1 barns · 189 hd

125.60

+0.00

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	1,830	78.00	1,428	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,552	60.06	932	400
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,408	56.46	795	380

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	701	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	701	9
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.14/cwt	130.00–135.50	694	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	729	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	714	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.88/cwt	140.00–147.00	916	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	932	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,239	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.04/cwt	148.00–153.00	723	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	834	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	609	8
Steers	Large 1	—	709	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.41/cwt	145.50–148.00	767	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	603	10
Steers	Large 2-3	—	692	103.75/cwt	103.75–103.75	718	9
Steers	Large 2-3	—	848	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	920	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	543	10
Steers	Large 2-3	—	913	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	867	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	619	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	712	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	391	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	514	112.06/cwt	107.50–121.00	576	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	464	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	626	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	609	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	132.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	543	15
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	829	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	21
Bulls	—	—	1,873	81.98/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,535	11
Bulls	—	—	1,778	73.13/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,300	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,456	58.39/cwt	56.00–60.00	850	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	54.42/cwt	52.00–56.00	738	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	57.67/cwt	54.00–60.00	870	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,593	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	993	205

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 400Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,100Year ago 1,220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	701	100.00	100.00
10	—	760	106.00	106.00
5	—	829	104.75	104.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	443	125.00	125.00
5	—	619	115.00	115.00
9	—	328	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	525	130.00–135.50	132.14
10	—	377	140.00–148.00	144.07
20	—	482	135.00	135.00
15	—	410	131.00–135.00	132.37
21	—	582	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	391	122.50	122.50
15	—	514	107.50–121.00	112.06
6	—	609	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	628	140.00–147.00	145.88
8	—	666	140.00	140.00
25	—	479	148.00–153.00	151.04
11	—	570	145.00–148.00	146.34
8	—	393	155.00	155.00
17	—	524	145.50–148.00	146.41
5	—	341	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	435	135.00–142.50	138.71
5	—	464	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	692	103.75	103.75
19	—	848	108.50	108.50
5	—	913	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,873	78.00–84.50	81.98
9	—	1,778	65.00–78.00	73.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,456	56.00–60.00	58.39
185	—	1,357	52.00–56.00	54.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,508	54.00–60.00	57.67
205	—	1,593	60.00–64.00	62.33

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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