Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak in a light test. Buyer attendance was light to moderate. Feeder cattle futures traded 45 to 80 cents lower on the day. The Feeder Cattle Index from CME was 11 cents higher on 10/25 at $174.96. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with light to moderate demand. USDA reported weekly beef bookings were 14,085 MT from the week that ended 10/20. That was down from 16.6k MT last week. Weekly shipments of 17.4k MT took the accumulated total to 771k MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.84/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$145.84

81 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$28.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

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	591	153.86	909	52
Large 1	711	150.00	1,067	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	578	125.57	726	22

One grade step is worth $28.29/cwt here — about $183 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 sale81 hd

145.84

—

WA average2 barns · 503 hd

153.33

−7.49

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	1,962	97.14	1,906	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	72.04	1,034	448
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	70.88	872	436

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,250	5

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	594	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	728	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	544	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	598	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	185.46/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	6
Steers	Large 1	—	732	163.45/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,196	29
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,146	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	156.37/cwt	155.00–157.50	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	150.79/cwt	140.00–156.00	945	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	7
Steers	Large 1	—	758	155.63/cwt	149.50–160.00	1,180	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bulls	—	—	2,021	104.85/cwt	102.50–108.50	2,119	4
Bulls	—	—	1,929	92.73/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,789	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,200	80.75/cwt	80.75–80.75	969	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	—	1,189	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	957	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,152	82.75/cwt	82.75–82.75	953	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	67.48/cwt	61.00–72.00	881	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,582	74.40/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,177	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	66.82/cwt	60.00–71.00	772	205
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	73.94/cwt	71.00–76.00	965	215
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,800	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,404	7

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 900Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,100Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year 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
5	—	732	121.00	121.00
5	—	594	122.50	122.50
7	—	544	110.00	110.00
5	—	455	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	170.00	170.00
11	—	528	155.00–157.50	156.37
11	—	667	147.50	147.50
23	—	627	140.00–156.00	150.79
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	711	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	130.00	130.00
5	—	633	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	543	185.00–186.00	185.46
6	—	550	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	732	162.50–164.00	163.45
12	—	758	149.50–160.00	155.63
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	548	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,146	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,245	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,021	102.50–108.50	104.85
7	—	1,929	89.00–95.00	92.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,200	80.75	80.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	80.50	80.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,300	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,152	82.75	82.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,305	61.00–72.00	67.48
205	—	1,582	72.00–76.00	74.40
7	—	1,800	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,156	60.00–71.00	66.82
215	—	1,305	71.00–76.00	73.94

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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