Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker steers less than 700 lbs weak in a light test. Not enough heifers or feeder steers for accurate trends. CME Feeder cattle trading also saw triple digit losses, ending the day $0.82 to $1.37 in the red. October feeders expired at $156.67. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $156.03 on 10/26 up by 53 cents. Buyer attendance was light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. Grass fed and feeding cows pushed the market higher. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. Beef export sales were a 13 week high of 19,192 MT. South Korea was the top buyer, though China, Japan, Mexico and Taiwan were all contributors. Shipments from the report were 16,725 MT, with South Korea as the top destination. YTD exports are at 753,710 MT through 10/21 according to the weekly data.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.60/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$147.60

90 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$306

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	451	162.00	731	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	150.26	836	57
Large 1	777	133.50	1,037	22

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about −$306 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

147.60

—

WA average2 barns · 747 hd

152.49

−4.89

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	1,932	78.84	1,523	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	59.34	712	416
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	59.21	807	425

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	132.76/cwt	129.00–136.00	875	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.73/cwt	130.00–137.50	706	20
Steers	Large 1	—	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	848	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,058	87.42/cwt	85.50–88.00	925	39
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,208	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,069	19
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	136.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	833	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	808	8
Steers	Large 1	—	761	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	997	7
Steers	Large 1	—	749	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.75	816	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	11
Bulls	—	—	1,969	82.21/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,619	13
Bulls	—	—	1,878	73.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,389	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,310	69.05/cwt	68.00–69.75	905	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,252	65.14/cwt	63.00–67.00	816	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	56.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	798	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	52.26/cwt	49.00–54.00	714	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	55.51/cwt	53.00–57.00	726	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	51.25/cwt	48.00–53.00	623	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	919	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	947	73.38/cwt	70.75–76.00	695	95

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 600Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,000Year ago 965

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	163.00	163.00
6	—	537	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	270	142.50	142.50
19	—	659	129.00–136.00	132.76
20	—	532	130.00–137.50	132.73
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	124.00	124.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	132.00	132.00
7	—	761	131.00	131.00
10	—	749	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	147.00	147.00
25	—	610	131.00–141.00	136.51
8	—	542	149.00	149.00
16	—	469	173.00–175.75	174.01
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	162.00	162.00
6	—	473	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,058	85.50–88.00	87.42
19	—	1,208	88.50	88.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,969	78.00–85.00	82.21
9	—	1,878	70.00–78.00	73.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,310	68.00–69.75	69.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,252	63.00–67.00	65.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,410	54.00–58.00	56.62
105	—	1,367	49.00–54.00	52.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,308	53.00–57.00	55.51
95	—	1,216	48.00–53.00	51.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	919	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	947	70.75–76.00	73.38

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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