Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Supply not as attractive as last week as most feeders this week where offered in small lots and singles. CME Feeders were down 52 cents to $1.72 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.59 to $153.46 on 5/18. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand. Surveys ahead of Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report expect placements during April to be down 4.6% vs. last year, with marketing's down 2%. May on feed expectations are estimated to be up 1.3% by the trade.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.26/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$119.26

82 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$47.02/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	558	145.17	811	18thin
Large 1	915	127.86	1,170	28
Large 1-2	899	107.00	962	6thin
Large 2-3	913	98.15	896	30

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale82 hd

119.26

—

WA average1 barns · 82 hd

119.26

+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	2,120	102.26	2,168	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	82.14	983	200
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,475	80.28	1,184	251

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	1,069	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,231	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	140.25/cwt	140.00–140.50	829	12
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	947	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	904	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	856	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	595	11
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	795	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	537	14
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	994	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	775	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	899	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	962	6
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	988	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	958	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	879	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,021	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	499	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	851	6
Bulls	—	—	2,246	104.77/cwt	102.00–109.50	2,353	9
Bulls	—	—	1,957	99.04/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,938	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	82.71/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,251	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	77.37/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,127	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	84.13/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,036	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	79.95/cwt	77.00–82.00	926	95

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 440Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 900Year ago 950

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,069	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,026	120.00	120.00
11	—	713	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	155.00	155.00
12	—	591	140.00–140.50	140.25
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	947	95.50	95.50
5	—	988	97.00	97.00
18	—	879	99.50	99.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	899	107.00	107.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	856	69.50	69.50
14	—	795	67.50	67.50
25	—	994	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	180.00	180.00
10	—	680	142.50	142.50
6	—	473	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,246	102.00–109.50	104.77
7	—	1,957	93.00–102.00	99.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,512	79.00–85.00	82.71
120	—	1,457	75.00–79.00	77.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,231	82.00–87.00	84.13
95	—	1,158	77.00–82.00	79.95

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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