Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker steers or heifers and feeder heifers this week for accurate trends. Feeder steers over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Front month feeder cattle futures finished the day with $0.95 to $1.17 gains. Feeder cattle closed $2.12 to $2.50 stronger on the board, and Nov expired at $175.85. The 11/16 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 41 cents higher to $175.39. Slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 higher. Due in part to a short sale barn schedule next week. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand. Beef bookings from the weekly Export Sales report were 13.4k MT for the week that ended 11/10. That was even with last week's sales but was half of the same week last year. Shipments were 18.2k MT for a YTD total of 825k MT - a record pace.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.09/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$145.09

108 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$40.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.91

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	647	150.13	972	32
Large 1	861	146.76	1,264	60
Small and Medium 1-2	685	140.00	959	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	110.00	575	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.13/cwt here — about $397 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 sale108 hd

145.09

—

WA average2 barns · 1,678 hd

178.00

−32.91

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	—	Low	1,926	78.60	1,514	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	66.00	1,122	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	65.17	902	340
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,335	63.58	849	300

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	497	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	676	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	832	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	581	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	566	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	6
Steers	Large 1	—	779	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,136	32
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	532	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	617	5
Steers	Large 1	—	984	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	977	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,523	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	770	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	771	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	917	6
Steers	Large 1	—	722	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	995	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	456	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	862	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	748	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,025	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,024	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	9
Bulls	—	—	1,887	73.48/cwt	67.50–78.00	1,387	15
Bulls	—	—	2,025	91.39/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,851	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,167	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,412	72.63/cwt	69.50–75.00	1,026	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	67.17/cwt	64.00–69.00	981	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	61.96/cwt	59.00–64.00	809	155
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,122	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	66.11/cwt	63.00–68.00	932	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	60.88/cwt	58.00–63.00	764	145

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 Nov 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 660Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 950Year ago 800

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	497	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	832	139.00	139.00
14	—	748	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,024	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	97.50	97.50
5	—	532	116.00	116.00
5	—	456	119.00	119.00
9	—	695	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	160.00	160.00
6	—	592	130.00	130.00
8	—	412	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	779	140.00–150.00	145.89
10	—	984	149.00	149.00
13	—	1,022	149.00	149.00
5	—	722	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	676	144.00–145.00	144.48
6	—	625	146.00	146.00
7	—	589	169.00	169.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	685	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,887	67.50–78.00	73.48
6	—	2,025	90.00–92.50	91.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	69.50–75.00	72.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,461	64.00–69.00	67.17
155	—	1,306	59.00–64.00	61.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,410	63.00–68.00	66.11
145	—	1,255	58.00–63.00	60.88

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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