Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Buyer attendance was light. The 5/11 CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 37 cents to $156.61. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 lower as cow supplies are abundant and cheaper elsewhere and an interest was out of the market. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. The monthly WASDE report showed USDA raised 2022 beef production by 132m lbs to 27.842 billion. That came mainly via a 175m increase to Q2, with Q3 up 90 and Q4 fading by 135m lbs. The preliminary look at Q1 2023 is for 6.51b lbs and a 2023 yearly total back down to just 25.95 billion - a 7 year low.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.23/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$134.23

128 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$181

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

$21.12/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	143.32	876	71
Small and Medium 1-2	538	129.00	694	6thin
Large 1	865	122.20	1,057	51

One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about −$181 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 sale128 hd

134.23

—

WA average1 barns · 128 hd

134.23

+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	1,853	109.57	2,030	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	81.80	1,026	383
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,184	81.52	965	344

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	848	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,094	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	951	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	717	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,004	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	867	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.62/cwt	144.50–148.00	847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	133.23/cwt	129.50–137.00	922	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	818	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	538	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	162.39/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,033	13
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	419	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	471	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	974	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	940	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	924	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.03/cwt	140.50–141.50	873	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,056	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	929	8
Steers	Large 1	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	179.90/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,038	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	753	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,001	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	19,725	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	107.96/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,968	13
Bulls	—	—	1,950	114.81/cwt	114.00–115.50	2,239	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,300	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,131	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,156	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	78.58/cwt	75.00–81.00	948	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	83.95/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,096	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	90.75/cwt	90.75–90.75	1,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	78.06/cwt	74.00–81.00	902	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	84.58/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,020	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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 650Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,100Year ago 1,200

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 100Year ago 350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	848	129.00	129.00
6	—	1,034	92.00	92.00
16	—	717	140.00	140.00
9	—	867	132.00	132.00
8	—	1,056	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	144.50–148.00	146.62
22	—	692	129.50–137.00	133.23
6	—	508	161.00	161.00
6	—	491	160.00	160.00
19	—	619	140.50–141.50	141.03
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	162.00–163.00	162.39
14	—	577	178.00–181.00	179.90
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	112.50	112.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	835	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	133.00	133.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	96.50	96.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	924	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,351	1,460.00	1,460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,823	103.00–111.00	107.96
4	—	1,950	114.00–115.50	114.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	87.00	87.00
15	—	1,156	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,206	75.00–81.00	78.58
185	—	1,305	81.00–86.00	83.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	90.75	90.75
165	—	1,155	74.00–81.00	78.06
175	—	1,206	81.00–87.00	84.58

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle