Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-01-12

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 300▼ 190 vs year ago 790 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 1,100▲ 0 vs year ago 1,200 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. A higher undertone was noted on a larger offering. Feeder cattle went home $0.77 to $1.27 lower on the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up by 4 cents on 1/11 to $182.36. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales data had 13,328 MT of net beef sales after the unshipped 2022 bookings rolled over. The weekly data suggested the 2022 exports were a record 942k MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.49/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$179.49
175 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$102.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564192.711,087116
Small and Medium 1-2541191.001,0339thin
Large 1818159.241,30339
Large 1-2962117.501,1305thin
Large 2-31,30090.001,1706thin
One grade step is worth $102.71/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale175 hd
179.49
—
WA average1 barns · 175 hd
179.49
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,98395.311,89019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48388.171,308573
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85687.071,61614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,38886.521,201439

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 1—797155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,23513
BullsLarge 1—624147.50/cwt147.50–147.509206
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—553185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,02310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—473212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0055
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—541191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—569190.69/cwt188.50–193.501,08568
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—429238.64/cwt230.00–245.001,02412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—665196.11/cwt193.00–197.001,30433
SteersLarge 1—736186.18/cwt180.00–189.501,37034
HeifersLarge 2-3—1,30090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,06111
HeifersLarge 1-2—962117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1305
HeifersLarge 1—1,025131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3439
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—582204.26/cwt198.00–209.001,18916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—514226.88/cwt225.00–227.501,16620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—620185.65/cwt183.50–188.001,15121
HeifersLarge 1—706167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1835
HeifersLarge 1—766167.75/cwt161.00–169.501,28525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—428213.98/cwt210.00–219.0091611
SteersLarge 1—820164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,34511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—627198.82/cwt196.00–200.001,24730
Bulls——2,00095.67/cwt91.00–98.001,9139
Bulls——1,862113.20/cwt110.00–117.502,1083
Bulls——2,01487.17/cwt79.00–91.001,7567
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,85687.07/cwt85.00–90.501,61614
CowsLean 85-90%—1,50289.72/cwt87.00–92.001,348215
CowsBoner 80-85%Certified Prgms—1,37093.73/cwt93.00–94.751,28428
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—99576.10/cwt74.00–78.0075719
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,50784.67/cwt81.00–87.001,276215
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,47789.98/cwt87.00–93.001,329330
CowsLean 85-90%—1,30584.12/cwt80.00–87.001,098205

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.