Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Thanksgiving holiday last Thursday and market not reported. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand. CME Feeders took advantage of the weaker corn trade, and closed with $0.60 to $1.07 gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $178.40 on 11/30, UNCH from 11/29.

USDA reported 15.4k MT of beef was sold for export during the week that ended 11/24. That was 19% above last week, but down 29% from the same week last year. China was the top buyer with 7.2k MT. Beef shipments for the week were 15,750 MT for a YTD total of 858k MT.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.77/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$159.77

223 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$78.52/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	575	179.52	1,032	68
Small and Medium 1-2	588	156.38	920	60
Large 1	890	152.09	1,354	76
Large 1-2	846	144.12	1,219	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	992	101.00	1,002	6thin

One grade step is worth $78.52/cwt here — about $30 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 sale223 hd

159.77

—

WA average1 barns · 223 hd

159.77

+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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,850	66.16	1,224	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,544	62.19	960	345
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,533	61.38	941	300

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Small and Medium 2-3	—	651	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	840	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	476	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	619	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	471	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	688	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	614	145.55/cwt	145.00–146.00	894	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	344	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	612	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.50	965	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,045	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	689	156.71/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,080	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,029	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	741	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,116	5
Steers	Large 1	—	937	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,401	28
Steers	Large 1	—	819	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,256	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	172.49/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,149	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	711	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.03/cwt	160.00–163.50	783	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,043	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	167.25/cwt	165.00–170.50	853	12
Steers	Large 1	—	704	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,162	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,062	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,566	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	577	129.41/cwt	129.00–130.00	747	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	671	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	924	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,013	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,413	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	151.01/cwt	148.00–154.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	166.02/cwt	165.50–167.50	965	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,118	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,565	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	64.08/cwt	62.00–65.50	998	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,019	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,532	59.94/cwt	57.00–62.00	918	165
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	66.16/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,224	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,558	63.68/cwt	61.00–65.50	992	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,507	58.92/cwt	56.00–61.00	888	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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 0Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 0Year ago 1,180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	129.00	129.00
15	—	476	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	146.00	146.00
11	—	614	145.00–146.00	145.55
11	—	671	135.00–140.00	137.76
12	—	570	148.00–154.00	151.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
7	—	344	275.00	275.00
12	—	445	124.00	124.00
15	—	577	129.00–130.00	129.41
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	711	140.50	140.50
5	—	1,118	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	483	160.00–163.50	162.03
9	—	651	160.00	160.00
19	—	581	165.50–167.50	166.02
9	—	507	161.00	161.00
5	—	375	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	612	155.00–159.50	157.64
20	—	689	155.00–158.00	156.71
12	—	510	165.00–170.50	167.25
11	—	455	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	195.00	195.00
5	—	556	185.00	185.00
5	—	809	138.00	138.00
8	—	383	195.00	195.00
18	—	470	195.00	195.00
18	—	666	170.00–174.50	172.49
5	—	787	132.50	132.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	147.00	147.00
5	—	1,013	139.50	139.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	937	149.50	149.50
29	—	819	150.00–157.00	153.37
7	—	704	165.00	165.00
12	—	1,062	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,557	62.00–65.50	64.08
5	—	1,456	70.00	70.00
165	—	1,532	57.00–62.00	59.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,850	64.00–68.00	66.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,558	61.00–65.50	63.68
145	—	1,507	56.00–61.00	58.92

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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