Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to scheduling conflicts market not reported the last 2 weeks. Trade active with good demand. CME Feeder cattle ended with triple digit losses of $1.52 to $1.87. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 54 cents on August 16 to $179.89.Weekly Export Sales data showed 18,937 MT of beef was booked during the week that ended 8/11. That was a 2-week high and up 70% from the same week last year. China was the top buyer with 7.4k MT. USDA had weekly beef shipments at 18,970 MT for a MY total of 597k MT.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.97/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$150.97

173 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$90.00/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	317	215.00	682	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	158.86	854	63
Large 1	965	148.96	1,438	49
Large 2-3	749	139.43	1,045	51
Medium and Large 3-4	555	125.00	694	5thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale173 hd

150.97

—

WA average1 barns · 173 hd

150.97

+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	1,733	115.93	2,010	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,656	94.69	1,568	390
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	91.76	1,206	350
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,957	89.00	1,742	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,266	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	782	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,134	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	899	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	133.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	829	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	10
Steers	Large 2-3	—	733	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,063	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,037	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	139.61/cwt	133.50–142.00	1,509	18
Steers	Large 1	—	732	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	682	5
Steers	Large 1	—	778	161.66/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,258	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	399	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	18
Steers	Large 2-3	—	765	134.07/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,026	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	134.88/cwt	132.00–139.00	908	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	676	11
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	789	132.96/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,049	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,279	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,714	8
Bulls	—	—	1,834	129.65/cwt	126.50–135.00	2,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,504	109.12/cwt	107.50–112.00	1,641	7
Bulls	—	—	1,867	115.14/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,150	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,368	104.02/cwt	99.50–108.50	1,423	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,248	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,198	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,654	91.24/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,509	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,705	96.43/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,644	185
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,957	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,742	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,454	93.70/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,362	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	89.33/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,037	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 Aug 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 0Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 0Year ago 1,030

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	129.00	129.00
6	—	1,500	117.00	117.00
7	—	782	145.00	145.00
8	—	899	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	620	131.00–140.00	133.65
24	—	673	132.00–139.00	134.88
11	—	420	161.00	161.00
19	—	478	142.00	142.00
20	—	387	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	789	129.00–139.00	132.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	160.00	160.00
5	—	636	151.00	151.00
7	—	691	150.00	150.00
8	—	399	171.00	171.00
15	—	576	145.00	145.00
18	—	495	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	733	145.00	145.00
26	—	765	131.00–142.00	134.07
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,081	133.50–142.00	139.61
6	—	732	161.00	161.00
17	—	778	159.00–164.00	161.66
8	—	1,279	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,834	126.50–135.00	129.65
7	—	1,504	107.50–112.00	109.12
9	—	1,867	112.00–118.00	115.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,368	99.50–108.50	104.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,654	89.00–93.00	91.24
185	—	1,705	93.00–99.00	96.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,957	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,454	92.00–95.00	93.70
5	—	1,572	100.00	100.00
165	—	1,161	84.00–92.00	89.33

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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