Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle offered last week for accurate trend comparisons. Buyer attendance was good. CME Feeder cattle prices were 17 to 37 cents weaker on the board on Wednesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 3/8 was down by 22 cents to $153.89. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher in a light test. Trade active with good demand. Weekly beef export sales were reported at 27,484 MT, which were the most since May 20th of 2021. Exports were 15,905 MT bringing the season’s total to 133,810 MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.46/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$149.46

225 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$35.51/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 1-2	611	154.51	943	112
Small and Medium 1-2	523	153.62	804	58
Large 1	771	137.07	1,057	48
Medium and Large 2-3	541	119.00	644	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about $299 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 sale225 hd

149.46

—

WA average1 barns · 225 hd

149.46

+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	—	Low	2,047	115.57	2,366	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	77.82	1,416	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	77.65	957	390
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,483	75.28	1,116	436

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	460	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,146	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,100	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,095	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,281	96.75/cwt	96.75–96.75	1,239	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	983	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	983	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	785	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,083	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	707	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,004	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	147.10/cwt	145.00–158.00	928	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	931	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,148	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	597	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	510	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,040	9
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	827	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,290	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	791	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	196.52/cwt	195.00–198.50	947	25
Steers	Large 1	—	700	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	180.78/cwt	180.50–181.00	1,052	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	766	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	446	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	665	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	629	165.27/cwt	154.00–172.50	1,040	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	194.18/cwt	191.50–197.00	1,054	31
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	488	167.30/cwt	162.50–170.00	816	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	574	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	843	26
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	436	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	610	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	504	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.64/cwt	142.00–146.75	975	22
Steers	Large 1	—	786	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,226	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	834	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	872	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,123	7
Bulls	—	—	2,148	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,933	5
Bulls	—	—	1,980	115.49/cwt	110.00–118.50	2,287	15
Bulls	—	—	2,118	134.00/cwt	132.50–138.00	2,838	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,424	84.66/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,206	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	83.75/cwt	83.75–83.75	1,218	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	72.53/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,058	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	80.06/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,006	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	74.98/cwt	72.00–77.00	904	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	77.22/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,165	215
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	77.82/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,416	28

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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 390Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 900Year ago 1,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	194.00	194.00
61	—	631	145.00–158.00	147.10
17	—	561	166.00	166.00
22	—	674	142.00–146.75	144.64
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	785	135.00–140.00	138.02
20	—	707	142.00	142.00
6	—	834	128.00	128.00
7	—	872	128.75	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	488	162.50–170.00	167.30
26	—	574	145.00–149.00	146.94
6	—	436	140.00	140.00
7	—	504	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	168.00	168.00
12	—	614	187.00	187.00
25	—	482	195.00–198.50	196.52
18	—	582	180.50–181.00	180.78
6	—	385	199.00	199.00
31	—	543	191.50–197.00	194.18
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	161.00	161.00
6	—	446	149.00	149.00
33	—	629	154.00–172.50	165.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	204.00	204.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	827	156.00	156.00
8	—	791	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	157.50	157.50
12	—	786	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,100	99.50	99.50
7	—	1,281	96.75	96.75
9	—	983	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,148	90.00	90.00
15	—	1,980	110.00–118.50	115.49
7	—	2,118	132.50–138.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,424	84.00–86.00	84.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	83.75	83.75
205	—	1,459	70.00–74.00	72.53
215	—	1,509	74.00–79.00	77.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,256	77.00–82.00	80.06
185	—	1,205	72.00–77.00	74.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,820	76.00–79.00	77.82

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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