Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough Stocker of feeder steers this week for accurate trends. Feeder heifers over 650 lbs 6.00-7.00 lower. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was another 33 cents stronger on 3/15 to $153.14. Slaughter cows 7.00-8.00 higher. Due to lack of supply especially beef type cows. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand. Beef bookings from USDA’s weekly Export Sales data showed a 3-week low 19,695 MT were sold during the week that ended 3/10. China had booked 6.5k MT of that. China accounts for 74k MT of the 419k MT total book. Beef shipments from the week that ended 3/10 were 16,291 MT, taking the year’s total to 150,101 MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.99/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$135.99

148 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$27.50/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
Small and Medium 1-2	566	145.00	821	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	661	139.10	919	65
Medium and Large 2-3	538	135.00	726	8thin
Large 1	793	134.26	1,065	57
Large 1-2	793	130.00	1,031	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	461	117.50	542	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $279 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 sale148 hd

135.99

—

WA average1 barns · 148 hd

135.99

+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	2,001	114.02	2,282	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	83.43	1,463	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,529	81.79	1,251	409
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,430	79.38	1,135	409

Every lot, as filed

31 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	Small and Medium 2-3	—	461	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	542	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	793	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	849	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	821	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	774	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,068	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,340	97.75/cwt	97.75–97.75	1,310	6
Steers	Large 1	—	782	152.63/cwt	151.50–154.00	1,194	11
Steers	Large 1	—	896	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,290	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	596	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	998	7
Steers	Large 2-3	—	771	125.80/cwt	116.00–138.00	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	135.59/cwt	130.50–140.00	937	42
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.61/cwt	142.00–143.00	884	18
Bulls	—	—	2,056	104.43/cwt	97.00–108.00	2,147	9
Bulls	—	—	1,955	131.16/cwt	127.50–139.50	2,564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	116.55/cwt	109.50–120.00	2,281	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,006	67.81/cwt	63.50–70.50	682	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,200	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	1,077	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,144	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,030	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,597	76.90/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,228	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	1,167	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	84.43/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,316	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	78.67/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,186	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	88.75/cwt	88.75–88.75	1,235	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	83.43/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,463	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	83.02/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,126	195

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 750Year ago 1,925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,500Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	793	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	849	126.00	126.00
29	—	774	138.00	138.00
7	—	875	120.00	120.00
11	—	740	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	691	130.50–140.00	135.59
5	—	553	156.00	156.00
18	—	620	142.00–143.00	142.61
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	97.75	97.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	782	151.50–154.00	152.63
5	—	896	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	167.50	167.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	771	116.00–138.00	125.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	177.00	177.00
6	—	590	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,056	97.00–108.00	104.43
4	—	1,955	127.50–139.50	131.16
7	—	1,957	109.50–120.00	116.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,006	63.50–70.50	67.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	89.75	89.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,597	74.00–80.00	76.90
4	—	1,300	89.75	89.75
195	—	1,356	80.00–85.00	83.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,559	81.00–86.50	84.43
195	—	1,508	75.00–81.00	78.67
5	—	1,391	88.75	88.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,753	81.50–85.00	83.43

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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