Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 6.00-7.00 higher with most advance on heifers. Buyer attendance was good. Quality more attractive this week. CME Feeders went home 45 to 95 cents in the black on Thursday. The 3/23 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $154.69, down by 28 cents. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Most advance on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Weekly Export Sales data from FAS showed a 44 week high 27,546 MT of beef was sold during the week that ended 3/17. The week’s top buyers were South Korea and China. USDA also reported a record 41,830 MT of beef was shipped during the week. That moved the YTD total to 1.7% ahead of last year’s record pace to 191,931 MT as of 3/17.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.76/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$160.76

366 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$391

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

$22.21/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 2-3	415	164.81	684	27
Medium and Large 1-2	604	162.43	981	305
Large 1	753	142.59	1,074	34

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about −$391 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 sale366 hd

160.76

—

WA average1 barns · 366 hd

160.76

+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	1,955	118.26	2,312	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,215	86.09	1,046	371
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,535	85.67	1,315	360

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Large 1	—	722	147.80/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,067	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	955	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	793	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,078	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	506	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	774	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	175.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	888	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,182	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	1,203	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,380	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,387	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,035	100.75/cwt	100.75–100.75	1,043	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	178.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,107	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,017	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	809	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	765	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	864	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	838	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,130	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,028	8
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	761	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,233	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	175.03/cwt	168.50–177.00	1,192	139
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	838	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,299	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	201.84/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,037	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.35/cwt	156.00–166.75	920	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	502	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	190.07/cwt	186.50–197.50	1,101	52
Steers	Large 1	—	743	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,233	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	157.30/cwt	157.00–157.50	955	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.24/cwt	150.50–155.75	1,041	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	192.18/cwt	191.00–193.00	838	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,851	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,293	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	118.05/cwt	112.00–121.50	2,164	9
Bulls	—	—	2,100	135.72/cwt	125.50–138.50	2,850	8
Bulls	—	—	2,229	108.54/cwt	104.50–112.00	2,419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,055	74.11/cwt	70.00–77.00	782	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	83.07/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,254	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	88.13/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,374	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	89.87/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,127	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	84.34/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,015	165

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 400Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 1,100Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	722	147.50–148.00	147.80
15	—	793	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	496	192.50	192.50
7	—	543	163.50	163.50
43	—	570	156.00–166.75	161.35
12	—	389	190.00	190.00
40	—	607	157.00–157.50	157.30
153	—	675	150.50–155.75	154.24
20	—	436	191.00–193.00	192.18
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	506	153.00	153.00
14	—	330	170.00–180.00	175.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	502	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	101.75	101.75
8	—	1,380	100.50	100.50
31	—	1,035	100.75	100.75
8	—	809	94.50	94.50
24	—	864	97.00	97.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,130	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	622	175.00–180.00	178.01
8	—	488	208.50	208.50
139	—	681	168.50–177.00	175.03
23	—	514	193.00–206.00	201.84
16	—	430	216.00	216.00
52	—	579	186.50–197.50	190.07
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	761	162.00	162.00
8	—	838	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	145.00	145.00
15	—	469	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	743	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,441	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,833	112.00–121.50	118.05
8	—	2,100	125.50–138.50	135.72
7	—	2,229	104.50–112.00	108.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,055	70.00–77.00	74.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,509	80.00–85.00	83.07
185	—	1,559	85.00–90.00	88.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,254	87.00–92.00	89.87
165	—	1,203	81.00–87.00	84.34

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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