Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle 3.00-5.00 higher in a light test. CME Feeder cattle prices ended the session 27 to 50 cents weaker. The 10/19 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $154.03 after a 7 cent dip. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak. Supply is exceeding demand. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed beef bookings during the week ending 10/14 were a calendar year low of 7,809 MT. Export shipments from the week were 17,05 MT, which left the MYTD total at 736,985. Those accumulated shipments remain 16.6% ahead of 2020’s pace through 10/14.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.77/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$132.77

134 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.78

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	578	143.83	831	61
Large 1	785	127.36	1,000	53
Large 1-2	753	120.00	904	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	453	110.54	501	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $330 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 sale134 hd

132.77

—

WA average2 barns · 966 hd

144.55

−11.78

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	1,918	78.61	1,508	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	58.00	982	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	53.42	782	390
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,248	50.45	630	353

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Large 1-2	—	731	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.95/cwt	129.75–132.75	833	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.77/cwt	124.75–134.50	753	35
Steers	Large 1	—	1,036	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,077	10
Steers	Large 1	—	775	125.84/cwt	124.50–127.00	975	13
Steers	Large 1	—	706	135.80/cwt	128.00–139.00	959	30
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	467	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	479	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	684	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,221	78.75/cwt	78.75–78.75	962	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	143.72/cwt	143.00–144.00	839	24
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.46/cwt	137.00–141.00	853	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	496	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	526	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	529	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	608	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	578	117.11/cwt	116.00–119.00	677	13
Bulls	—	—	2,025	80.76/cwt	76.50–82.50	1,635	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	73.23/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,389	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	806	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,038	32.60/cwt	30.50–35.00	338	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	53.36/cwt	51.00–55.00	697	175
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	48.78/cwt	46.00–51.00	587	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	55.55/cwt	53.00–57.00	840	209
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	50.72/cwt	47.00–53.00	715	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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 500Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,000Year ago 1,120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	636	129.75–132.75	130.95
35	—	576	124.75–134.50	130.77
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	106.00	106.00
6	—	529	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	116.00–119.00	117.11
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,036	104.00	104.00
13	—	775	124.50–127.00	125.84
30	—	706	128.00–139.00	135.80
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	102.50	102.50
5	—	428	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	162.50	162.50
24	—	584	143.00–144.00	143.72
6	—	698	128.00	128.00
7	—	501	153.00	153.00
18	—	612	137.00–141.00	139.46
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,221	78.75	78.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,025	76.50–82.50	80.76
2	—	1,650	70.50–76.50	73.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,038	30.50–35.00	32.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,306	51.00–55.00	53.36
165	—	1,203	46.00–51.00	48.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,513	53.00–57.00	55.55
175	—	1,409	47.00–53.00	50.72

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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