Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good. At the close, CME feeder cattle were up $1.85 to $2.67 leaving the March contract at a net $2.45 gain for the week so far. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up by 53 cents on 2/01 to $180.90. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.88/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$201.88

421 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$34.56/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	538	206.52	1,110	354
Medium and Large 1	563	199.00	1,120	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	512	185.00	947	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	594	174.55	1,037	20
Large 1	732	171.96	1,259	32

One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale421 hd

201.88

—

WA average1 barns · 421 hd

201.88

+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	1,944	104.52	2,032	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	92.71	1,303	408
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,838	92.08	1,692	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,358	89.51	1,215	380

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2	—	482	216.39/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,043	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	193.63/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,096	104
Heifers	Large 1	—	763	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,209	46
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	170.58/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,225	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	983	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	494	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	254.23/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,187	40
Steers	Large 1	—	731	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,352	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,153	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	207.37/cwt	200.50–208.00	1,219	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	237.55/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,259	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	198.21/cwt	197.50–199.00	1,233	17
Steers	Large 1	—	873	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,519	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	711	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	189.69/cwt	188.00–190.50	1,286	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,175	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	627	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,253	20
Steers	Large 1	—	770	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,405	20
Steers	Large 1	—	816	180.62/cwt	176.00–181.50	1,474	45
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	512	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,099	91
Bulls	—	—	1,911	110.55/cwt	106.00–114.50	2,113	9
Bulls	—	—	1,986	96.76/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,922	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,325	100.48/cwt	99.50–101.50	1,331	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	90.63/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,229	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,408	92.72/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,305	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	86.13/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,124	185
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,838	92.08/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,692	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	94.39/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,374	205

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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,050Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,400Year ago 1,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	482	205.00–217.50	216.39
10	—	395	240.00	240.00
104	—	566	187.00–196.00	193.63
46	—	625	193.50	193.50
6	—	318	250.00	250.00
20	—	413	250.00	250.00
20	—	681	184.00	184.00
91	—	522	210.00–211.00	210.51
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	763	175.00	175.00
22	—	718	165.00–176.00	170.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	183.00	183.00
13	—	627	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	364	270.00	270.00
40	—	467	237.50–267.50	254.23
72	—	588	200.50–208.00	207.37
33	—	530	235.00–238.50	237.55
17	—	622	197.50–199.00	198.21
21	—	678	188.00–190.50	189.69
5	—	410	262.50	262.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	215.00	215.00
5	—	647	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	731	185.00	185.00
12	—	873	174.00	174.00
5	—	1,175	147.50	147.50
20	—	770	182.50	182.50
45	—	816	176.00–181.50	180.62
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	787	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,911	106.00–114.50	110.55
7	—	1,986	86.00–103.00	96.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	99.50–101.50	100.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,356	87.00–93.00	90.63
205	—	1,456	92.00–96.00	94.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,408	89.00–95.00	92.72
185	—	1,305	82.00–89.00	86.13
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,838	91.50–93.00	92.08

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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