Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Inclement weather conditions are affecting the movement of livestock in the trade area. Front month feeder cattle futures closed $1.75 to $2.57 in the black. The 12/07 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 21 cents higher to $179.23. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand for Slaughter cows. USDA's Export Sales report tallied beef bookings at just 1,601 MT for 2022, as we near the end of the year. Sales for 2023, however, were a large 16,349 MT. Shipments were 16,864 MT, taking the full year's total to 875k MT.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.47/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$140.47

132 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$97.68/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	523	184.74	966	49
Large 1	835	153.86	1,285	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	617	135.00	833	5thin
Large 2-3	820	115.15	944	22
Small and Medium 2-3	640	102.50	656	5thin
Medium and Large 3-4	499	95.00	474	16thin
Small and Medium 3-4	614	87.06	535	17thin

One grade step is worth $97.68/cwt here — about $431 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 sale132 hd

140.47

—

WA average1 barns · 132 hd

140.47

+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	—	Average	1,816	73.41	1,333	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	63.65	859	157
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,783	63.00	1,123	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,360	56.93	774	118

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,407	$966	26

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 3-4	—	747	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	172.61/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,006	22
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	459	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	544	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	517	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	709	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	879	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	852	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	617	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	833	5
Steers	Large 2-3	—	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	640	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	656	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	622	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	454	5
Steers	Large 2-3	—	832	117.45/cwt	113.00–123.00	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	401	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	381	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	829	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	784	9
Steers	Large 1	—	716	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.22/cwt	166.00–169.50	794	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,076	93.57/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,007	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	846	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	890	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	11
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4Mexican Origin	—	723	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	513	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	446	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	502	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,244	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	1,011.56/head	935.00–1,050.00	1,012	21
Bulls	—	—	1,898	80.83/cwt	79.50–83.50	1,534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	71.55/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,284	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,139	43.12/cwt	40.00–46.50	491	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,320	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	977	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,218	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	646	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,248	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	711	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,170	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	521	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,123	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,438	63.14/cwt	58.00–64.75	908	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	745	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	66.47/cwt	66.00–67.00	932	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	61.48/cwt	56.50–64.50	850	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	50.76/cwt	50.00–51.75	635	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,532	67.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,028	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,333	72.19/cwt	71.75–72.50	962	31

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 410Last week 800Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 900Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	747	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	709	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	73.00	73.00
6	—	446	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	162.00	162.00
6	—	418	174.00	174.00
15	—	475	166.00–169.50	167.22
5	—	613	158.00	158.00
6	—	532	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,076	91.00–95.00	93.57
5	—	713	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,000	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	585	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	166.00	166.00
22	—	583	171.00–174.50	172.61
10	—	424	201.00	201.00
9	—	368	213.00	213.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	95.00	95.00
5	—	401	95.00	95.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,023	145.00	145.00
11	—	716	159.50	159.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	788	109.00	109.00
16	—	832	113.00–123.00	117.45
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,244	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,446	935.00–1,050.00	1,011.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	79.50–83.50	80.83
12	—	1,795	70.00–76.00	71.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,139	40.00–46.50	43.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,320	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,218	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	44.50	44.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,783	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,438	58.00–64.75	63.14
5	—	1,460	51.00	51.00
35	—	1,532	65.00–70.00	67.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,402	66.00–67.00	66.47
47	—	1,383	56.50–64.50	61.48
18	—	1,251	50.00–51.75	50.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,333	71.75–72.50	72.19

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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