Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most offerings today where small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light ringside. Internet buyers where active. CME Feeder cattle prices rallied into the close and ended just off the day's highs with 32 to 55 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $170.67 on 7/20 after another $1.75 drop. Slaughter cows uneven boner cows and bulls steady. Lean cows weak. Trade active with good demand. Weekly beef bookings were 23,800 MT according to the Export Sales report. That was 97% above the 4-week average. South Korea was the top buyer with 7.7k MT, though China also added 3.1k MT to the books. Beef exports were 19,600 MT, including 5.8k to Japan, 5.5k MT to South Korea, and 3.3k MT to China. Accumulated shipments reached 518,475 MT through 7/14.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.22/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$149.22

65 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$30.56/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	604	159.70	965	37
Small and Medium 3-4	398	154.00	613	7thin
Large 2-3	861	129.14	1,112	21

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale65 hd

149.22

—

WA average1 barns · 65 hd

149.22

+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	—	High	1,893	113.32	2,145	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,731	100.80	1,745	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	96.94	1,353	300
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,293	92.77	1,199	281

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	678	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,041	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	9
Steers	Large 1	—	866	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	992	6
Steers	Large 1	—	756	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,289	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,025	7
Steers	Large 2-3	—	844	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	162.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	935	27
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	903	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,147	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	121.93/cwt	121.00–122.50	2,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	116.84/cwt	110.00–120.50	2,319	13
Bulls	—	—	1,845	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,970	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,225	102.93/cwt	101.75–104.75	1,261	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,057	80.76/cwt	76.00–84.00	854	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,243	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,367	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	99.13/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,442	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	93.44/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,267	135
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	100.80/cwt	99.50–103.00	1,745	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	96.68/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,271	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	90.57/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,185	125

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 Jul 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 935Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 800Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	153.50	153.50
27	—	577	160.00–165.00	162.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	398	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	805	132.00	132.00
12	—	903	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	866	156.00	156.00
10	—	756	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	165.00	165.00
6	—	714	139.00	139.00
7	—	603	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	844	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	121.00–122.50	121.93
13	—	1,985	110.00–120.50	116.84
11	—	1,845	100.00–110.00	106.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,225	101.75–104.75	102.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,057	76.00–84.00	80.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,455	96.00–101.50	99.13
135	—	1,356	90.00–96.00	93.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,731	99.50–103.00	100.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,315	94.00–98.00	96.68
125	—	1,308	85.50–94.00	90.57

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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