Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Buyer attendance was good. CME Feeders were $0.70 to $1.27 stronger on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $183.36 on 8/31, down by 67 cents. Slaughter cows steady to weak with many carrying liberal fills. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate market trends. Trade active with good demand. Beef exports from Brazil were 21,607 MT larger in August '22 compared to August '21, with 203,230 MT shipped.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.45/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$162.45

140 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$42.53/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	589	183.03	1,078	20
Large 1	755	172.56	1,302	64
Large 1-2	849	148.00	1,257	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	613	145.20	890	15thin
Small and Medium 2-3	529	142.53	753	31
Large 2-3	732	140.50	1,028	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.53/cwt here — about $49 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 sale140 hd

162.45

—

WA average1 barns · 140 hd

162.45

+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	2,018	112.28	2,266	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,714	97.31	1,668	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,533	94.09	1,443	391
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,210	91.95	1,113	389

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	828	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,374	45
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	638	137.90/cwt	137.00–139.00	880	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	538	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,028	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	428	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	631	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	931	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	954	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	529	137.25/cwt	131.00–140.00	726	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	806	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,177	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,369	7
Steers	Large 1	—	759	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,328	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	944	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,278	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,074	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,085	5
Steers	Large 2-3	—	809	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	923	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	849	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	522	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	715	7
Steers	Large 1	—	818	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,432	5
Steers	Large 1	—	551	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	458	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	698	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,208	11
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	732	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,028	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	433	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	530	8
Bulls	—	—	2,018	112.28/cwt	109.50–117.50	2,266	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	892	77.92/cwt	70.00–80.50	695	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,371	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	90.22/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,085	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	91.45/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,379	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	96.13/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,499	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,538	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,714	97.31/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,668	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	95.15/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,193	185

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 Sep 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 1,440Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,000Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	828	166.00	166.00
14	—	538	191.00	191.00
5	—	700	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	137.00–139.00	137.90
8	—	428	147.50	147.50
7	—	522	137.00	137.00
5	—	458	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	180.00	180.00
11	—	651	185.50	185.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	150.00	150.00
8	—	654	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	140.50	140.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	931	102.50	102.50
5	—	1,074	101.00	101.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	131.00–140.00	137.25
8	—	433	122.50	122.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	806	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	195.50	195.50
11	—	484	195.00	195.00
10	—	689	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	681	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	759	175.00	175.00
9	—	1,085	148.00	148.00
5	—	818	175.00	175.00
14	—	551	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,018	109.50–117.50	112.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	892	70.00–80.50	77.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,351	101.50	101.50
175	—	1,203	88.00–92.00	90.22
185	—	1,254	92.00–97.50	95.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,508	89.00–93.00	91.45
195	—	1,559	93.00–98.00	96.13
11	—	1,500	102.50	102.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,714	96.00–98.00	97.31

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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