Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer 1.00-2.00 lower. Buyer attendance was light. CME Front month feeders are 50 to 75 cents in the red through midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 40 cents higher on 10/11 to $175.04. Slaughter cows and bulls weak to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.55/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$164.55

144 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$59.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	195.00	993	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	600	181.17	1,087	56
Large 1	783	160.68	1,259	35
Large 1-2	928	150.00	1,392	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	644	142.38	917	21
Medium and Large 2-3	664	135.08	897	12thin

One grade step is worth $59.92/cwt here — about $96 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 sale144 hd

164.55

—

WA average2 barns · 1,040 hd

173.55

−9.00

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	1,800	95.75	1,724	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,277	74.56	952	409
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	73.38	1,087	410

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,525	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,225	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	881	$575	8

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	879	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,310	21
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	721	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	706	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,216	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,435	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,098	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,208	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	988	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	909	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,076	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	653	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	156.62/cwt	155.00–157.50	960	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	928	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,392	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	673	5
Steers	Large 1	—	738	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,229	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	817	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,226	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	791	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	904	18
Steers	Large 1	—	849	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,274	10
Steers	Large 1	—	768	164.08/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,260	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	173.90/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,170	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	881	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	95.75/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,724	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,175	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	975	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,312	84.27/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,106	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,130	80.72/cwt	80.00–81.00	912	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	75.55/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,141	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	76.33/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,000	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	71.61/cwt	69.00–73.00	902	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	70.53/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,029	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,027	4

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 Oct 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 780Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,200Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	879	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	156.50	156.50
6	—	695	157.00	157.00
14	—	613	155.00–157.50	156.62
18	—	574	155.00–160.00	157.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	909	151.00	151.00
8	—	817	150.00	150.00
11	—	791	149.50	149.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	140.00	140.00
5	—	520	129.00	129.00
7	—	653	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	—	288	485.00	485.00
10	—	534	180.00–190.00	184.95
9	—	576	175.00	175.00
10	—	613	175.50	175.50
5	—	431	228.00	228.00
22	—	673	171.00–175.00	173.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	138.00	138.00
5	—	514	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	195.00	195.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	928	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	166.50	166.50
10	—	849	150.00	150.00
16	—	768	162.50–165.00	164.08
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	118.00	118.00
8	—	1,098	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	881	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,131	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	981	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,800	90.00–99.00	95.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,175	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,312	84.00–84.50	84.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,130	80.00–81.00	80.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,510	72.00–77.50	75.55
195	—	1,459	68.00–72.00	70.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,310	73.00–78.00	76.33
185	—	1,259	69.00–73.00	71.61
4	—	1,300	79.00	79.00

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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