Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers weak in alight test. Not enough stocker or feeder heifers this week for accurate trends. Quality not as attractive this week as last week as most offerings where small lots and singles. Feeder cattle futures ended the Thursday trading session 7 to 85 cents lower in the front months, though May ’22 contracts closed with a 15 cent gain. The 12/15 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 69 cents weaker at $161.08. Slaughter cows steady to weak with an interest out of the market. Slaughter bulls firm in a light test. The weekly FAS Export Sales data showed 17,129 MT of beef was booked during the week that ended 12/9. That was up from just 4k MT sold last week and compares to just 2,989 MT during the same week last year. For 2022 bookings, USDA reported 5,720 MT were sold during the same week. China was the top buyer for 2022 delivery. China has 2,604 MT on the books for 2022, though total forward sales are at 54,122 MT.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.90/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$156.90

134 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$30.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

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	540	166.31	898	86
Small and Medium 2-3	445	153.58	684	12thin
Large 1	793	135.52	1,075	36

One grade step is worth $30.79/cwt here — about −$177 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

156.90

—

WA average2 barns · 1,636 hd

157.48

−0.58

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	1,868	82.12	1,534	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,524	58.79	896	369
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,387	56.92	790	382

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	830	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,229	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	568	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	752	11
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	843	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	806	6
Steers	Large 1	—	816	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,118	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	935	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	5
Steers	Large 1	—	712	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	929	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	719	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	945	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	349	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	454	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	369	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	926	42
Steers	Large 1	—	769	138.62/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,066	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	955	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,163	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	458	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	799	19
Bulls	—	—	1,825	84.65/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,545	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	2,082	71.79/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,495	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,000	43.88/cwt	41.00–46.00	439	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,028	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	853	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	59.54/cwt	57.00–61.00	869	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,409	55.11/cwt	52.00–57.00	776	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,457	66.38/cwt	64.75–68.50	967	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	61.13/cwt	58.00–63.00	953	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	55.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	834	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 Dec 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 695Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,100Year ago 775

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	132.00	132.00
5	—	465	146.00	146.00
11	—	522	144.00	144.00
28	—	552	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	80.00	80.00
5	—	929	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	117.50	117.50
10	—	349	130.00	130.00
15	—	458	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	131.50	131.50
13	—	955	121.75	121.75
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	843	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	178.00	178.00
8	—	528	177.00	177.00
42	—	568	163.00	163.00
11	—	653	142.00	142.00
19	—	445	179.50	179.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	816	137.00	137.00
5	—	712	142.00	142.00
11	—	769	137.00–140.00	138.62
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	125.00	125.00
7	—	369	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,825	81.00–87.50	84.65
2	—	1,678	90.00	90.00
3	—	2,082	69.00–73.50	71.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,000	41.00–46.00	43.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	83.00	83.00
6	—	970	69.50	69.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,460	57.00–61.00	59.54
165	—	1,409	52.00–57.00	55.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,457	64.75–68.50	66.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,559	58.00–63.00	61.13
175	—	1,491	53.00–58.00	55.93

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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