Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle firm. Offerings more attractive this week with good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet. Feeder cattle futures closed the session with 2 to 15 cent losses. The 2/2 Feeder Cattle Index from CME was 32 cents higher to $159.25. slaughter cows 10.00-15.00 higher due in part to increased buyer attendance. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade very active with very good demand. Weekly Export Sales data had beef bookings from the week that ended 1/27 at 20,122 MT. Japan took over half of the total. Beef exports from the same week were listed as 16,899 MT, bringing the year’s total to 53,885 MT through the first 4 weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.73/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$163.73

229 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$69.75/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 1-2	624	171.75	1,071	144
Large 1	766	153.16	1,173	80
Medium and Large 2-3	571	102.00	582	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.75/cwt here — about $488 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 sale229 hd

163.73

—

WA average1 barns · 229 hd

163.73

+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	1,784	87.98	1,570	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,611	67.70	1,091	450
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,480	65.07	963	400

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	168.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	859	29
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	644	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	981	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	399	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	150.16/cwt	147.00–151.75	1,012	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	483	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,182	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,058	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,029	90.80/cwt	90.00–91.00	934	25
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	842	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	387	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,082	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	974	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	988	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	582	5
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,148	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	959	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,318	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	962	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	876	89.40/cwt	87.50–91.00	783	13
Steers	Large 1Full	—	773	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,098	9
Steers	Large 1	—	746	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,134	6
Steers	Large 1	—	832	147.14/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,224	19
Steers	Large 1	—	777	152.45/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,185	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	168.32/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,108	63
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,146	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,076	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	694	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	155.20/cwt	155.00–155.50	927	37
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	154.87/cwt	152.00–155.50	957	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,273	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,821	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,199	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,292	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	90.95/cwt	86.50–94.50	1,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,681	70.97/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,193	215
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	65.87/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,057	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	56.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	654	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,454	64.82/cwt	62.00–67.00	942	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,505	65.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	983	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 Feb 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 254Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,000Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	509	165.00–170.00	168.73
40	—	674	147.00–151.75	150.16
37	—	597	155.00–155.50	155.20
67	—	618	152.00–155.50	154.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	644	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	399	164.00	164.00
5	—	690	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	82.50	82.50
7	—	694	74.00	74.00
8	—	472	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,182	89.50	89.50
25	—	1,029	90.00–91.00	90.80
12	—	1,082	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,318	73.00	73.00
13	—	876	87.50–91.00	89.40
10	—	1,146	89.00	89.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	842	46.00	46.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	559	176.75	176.75
11	—	548	175.00	175.00
63	—	658	163.00–169.50	168.32
52	—	620	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	102.00	102.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	700	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	773	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	152.00	152.00
19	—	832	146.50–149.00	147.14
24	—	777	152.00–153.00	152.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,273	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,199	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	86.50–94.50	90.95
3	—	1,700	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,681	68.00–73.00	70.97
205	—	1,605	63.00–68.00	65.87
30	—	1,150	54.00–59.00	56.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,454	62.00–67.00	64.82
205	—	1,505	63.00–67.00	65.31

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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