Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. Feeder cattle futures closed 55 to 77 cents weaker on Thursday. The 12/14 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 4 cents higher to $179.50. Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand as buyers looking ahead to the short holiday schedule coming up. Weekly Export Sales data showed 10,943 MT of beef was booked during the week of 12/08. That was up from a miserable 1.6k MT last week but down from 15.4k MT during the week of 11/24 and below the 17k MT sold during the same week last year. USDA had 16,453 MT of beef exports for the week, for a yearly total of 891,679 MT. That remains 1.8% ahead of last year's previous record pace.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.55/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$174.55

204 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$438

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

$44.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

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	604	182.58	1,103	141
Small and Medium 1-2	576	169.68	978	31
Small and Medium 2-3	523	165.00	863	7thin
Large 1	1,117	137.96	1,541	25

One grade step is worth $44.62/cwt here — about −$438 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 sale204 hd

174.55

—

WA average2 barns · 1,865 hd

180.56

−6.01

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	2,046	81.12	1,660	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,751	81.50	1,427	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	68.62	942	403
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,346	67.04	902	334

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)	1,261	$835	5

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	721	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	596	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,047	5
Steers	Large 1	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,047	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	198.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,048	34
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	856	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,137	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	180.00/cwt	175.00–188.00	869	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,909	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	464	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	812	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,227	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,656	7
Steers	Large 1	—	710	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	951	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,322	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,010	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	171.87/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,000	28
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	429	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	472	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,261	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	86.17/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,573	4
Bulls	—	—	2,193	77.76/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,000	45.89/cwt	41.00–49.50	459	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,022	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,156	76.75/cwt	76.75–76.75	887	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,427	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	64.75/cwt	60.00–68.00	846	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,225	56.67/cwt	53.00–59.00	694	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	65.74/cwt	61.00–69.00	859	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	71.53/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,044	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	75.70/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,136	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,406	70.63/cwt	68.00–72.50	993	175

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 410Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 900Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	165.00	165.00
26	—	596	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	698	150.00	150.00
9	—	518	170.00	170.00
13	—	483	175.00–188.00	180.00
8	—	616	164.00	164.00
28	—	582	170.00–172.50	171.87
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	951	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	185.00	185.00
34	—	527	195.00–205.00	198.88
29	—	620	180.00	180.00
64	—	659	170.00–175.00	172.46
9	—	471	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	135.00	135.00
8	—	1,435	133.00	133.00
7	—	1,227	135.00	135.00
5	—	710	153.00	153.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	180.00	180.00
10	—	464	175.00	175.00
6	—	627	165.00	165.00
9	—	690	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	51.00	51.00

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	—	1,261	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	85.00–89.50	86.17
6	—	2,193	75.00–79.50	77.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,000	41.00–49.50	45.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	76.75	76.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	81.50	81.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,307	60.00–68.00	64.75
175	—	1,406	68.00–72.50	70.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,225	53.00–59.00	56.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,306	61.00–69.00	65.74
185	—	1,459	69.00–73.00	71.53
20	—	1,500	74.00–77.00	75.70

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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