Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test, Buyer attendance improved this week. Feeder cattle futures were $2.32 to $2.55 higher on the day. September feeder cattle rolled off the board at $175.97. The 9/28 CME Feeder Cattle Index dropped $1.52 to $175.94. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with light to moderate demand. Weekly beef export sales were 21k MT from the week that ended 9/22. That was 41% higher on the week and was the most since 7/21. South Korea and China were the top buyers according to the report. Beef exports from the week were 18k MT for a YTD total of 701k MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.99/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$166.99

283 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$41.02/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	535	174.96	935	189
Small and Medium 1-2	592	159.09	942	54
Large 1	1,087	150.50	1,636	5thin
Large 1-2	754	150.00	1,131	10thin
Small and Medium 2-3	518	133.93	694	25

One grade step is worth $41.02/cwt here — about $241 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 sale283 hd

166.99

—

WA average1 barns · 283 hd

166.99

+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	1,999	104.15	2,082	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,502	87.55	1,315	471
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,370	86.23	1,182	412

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	459	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	585	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	176.41/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,175	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	483	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	643	14
Steers	Large 1	—	705	189.66/cwt	189.50–190.00	1,337	22
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	172.13/cwt	168.00–176.00	974	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	584	164.23/cwt	155.00–165.50	959	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	762	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,264	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.28/cwt	162.00–164.00	857	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,132	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,126	39
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	539	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.56/cwt	159.00–165.50	838	49
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	184.09/cwt	180.00–189.50	801	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	623	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	563	135.03/cwt	129.00–140.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	192.29/cwt	190.50–195.00	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,061	59
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,087	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,636	5
Steers	Large 1	—	797	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,355	9
Steers	Large 1	—	823	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,407	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	754	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,131	10
Bulls	—	—	1,925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,310	1
Bulls	—	—	2,012	108.21/cwt	101.00–112.00	2,177	13
Bulls	—	—	1,991	97.92/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,338	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,338	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,393	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,386	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,275	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	84.06/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,267	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	83.27/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,127	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,205	94.38/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,137	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	89.12/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,388	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	88.50/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,243	205

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,200Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,200Last 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
5	—	459	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	130.00	130.00
42	—	584	155.00–165.50	164.23
7	—	539	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	666	175.00–177.50	176.41
7	—	320	600.00	600.00
7	—	624	169.00	169.00
28	—	455	165.00–170.00	167.51
49	—	519	159.00–165.50	161.56
23	—	389	190.50–195.00	192.29
59	—	580	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	131.00–135.00	133.07
11	—	563	129.00–140.00	135.03
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	754	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	705	189.50–190.00	189.66
9	—	797	170.00	170.00
15	—	823	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	566	168.00–176.00	172.13
6	—	623	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	662	191.00	191.00
19	—	525	162.00–164.00	163.28
39	—	599	188.00	188.00
12	—	435	180.00–189.50	184.09
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,132	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	120.00	120.00
13	—	2,012	101.00–112.00	108.21
11	—	1,991	92.00–101.00	97.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	96.00	96.00
4	—	800	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	93.00	93.00
205	—	1,507	81.00–86.00	84.06
215	—	1,558	86.00–91.00	89.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	92.00	92.00
195	—	1,354	81.00–85.00	83.27
205	—	1,405	85.00–91.00	88.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,205	92.00–96.00	94.38

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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