Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-08-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Aug 25
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,440 head
▲ 840 vs last sale 600▼ 60 vs year ago 1,500 · −4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 900▼ 250 vs year ago 1,250 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 110 vs year ago 120 · −91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 7.00-11.00 higher. Quality more attractive this week due to increased receipts. Buyer attendance was good. CME feeder cattle took advantage of the weaker grain markets and added triple digits to the upside. Gains for the front months were limited to $1.22. The CME's Feeder Cattle Index was 50 cents higher to $181 flat on 8/24. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.35/cwt on 361 head.
Average price
$165.35
361 head · 820 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,355
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$429
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$72.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1649203.121,31825
Medium and Large 1-2710176.441,25249
Large 1841170.161,432162
Large 1-2888148.491,319111
Large 2-3763146.001,1146thin
Small and Medium 2-3681130.508898thin
One grade step is worth $72.62/cwt here — about $429 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 sale361 hd
165.35
—
WA average1 barns · 367 hd
164.86
+0.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,835118.502,17517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,56496.041,502439
CowsLean 85-90%High1,35194.531,277400
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,643135.002,2186thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,5255

Every lot, as filed

48 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—628186.55/cwt186.00–187.501,17233
HeifersLarge 1—905150.37/cwt148.50–151.001,36120
SteersLarge 1-2—823154.76/cwt144.00–165.001,27424
SteersLarge 1-2—872144.56/cwt141.00–148.001,26122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—570199.84/cwt199.00–200.501,13922
SteersLarge 1-2—929147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,36617
SteersMedium and Large 1—643205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,32112
SteersLarge 1—717179.02/cwt172.50–182.001,28430
SteersLarge 1—873167.78/cwt164.00–170.501,46546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—935134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,25315
SteersLarge 2-3—763146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1146
SteersLarge 1-2—743142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0559
SteersLarge 1—912161.85/cwt155.00–165.001,47633
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3—681130.50/cwt130.50–130.508898
SteersLarge 1—972158.85/cwt157.50–160.001,54411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—684186.61/cwt183.00–191.501,27612
SteersLarge 1—773173.74/cwt173.00–174.501,34314
SteersLarge 1-2—954149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,42139
HeifersLarge 1-2—834160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—288375.00/head375.00–375.003757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—576188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0837
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3—370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005376
HeifersLarge 1—830159.67/cwt150.00–162.751,32566
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,1335
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,45492.82/cwt90.00–95.001,350195
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,654104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,7284
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,70597.28/cwt95.00–99.001,659205
CowsLean 85-90%—1,300102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,3338
CowsLean 85-90%—1,35696.33/cwt93.00–98.501,306195
CowsLean 85-90%—1,35491.28/cwt89.00–93.001,236175
SteersSelect and Choice—1,643135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2186
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,345100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3459
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,295105.85/cwt104.00–108.001,37114
CowsLean 85-90%Certified Prgms—1,281102.44/cwt99.50–103.501,31213
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms—1,370105.70/cwt105.00–106.501,44821
Bulls——1,726125.49/cwt123.50–128.502,1664
Bulls——1,869116.35/cwt110.00–120.502,17513
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3251,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5255
HeifersLarge 1—791168.23/cwt168.00–168.501,33168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—810142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—672181.17/cwt175.00–188.001,21723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—500199.00/cwt199.00–199.009955
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—681152.98/cwt138.50–171.001,04227
HeifersLarge 1-2—763146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,11813
SteersLarge 1—822177.03/cwt172.00–179.001,45528
SteersMedium and Large 1—654200.92/cwt200.00–202.001,31413
HeifersLarge 1—711174.13/cwt168.00–175.501,23846
HeifersLarge 1—980147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4468

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.