Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle firm. Feeder cattle futures went home with 50 to 55 cent losses on Thursday, save for the March contract that closed down by $1.10. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was just a penny higher on 2/14 to $183.07. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.02/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$177.02

215 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$81.27/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	647	213.84	1,384	83
Large 1	935	163.53	1,529	86
Small and Medium 2-3	510	140.43	716	19thin
Large 1-2	838	132.57	1,111	27

One grade step is worth $81.27/cwt here — about $273 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 sale215 hd

177.02

—

WA average1 barns · 215 hd

177.02

+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	1,867	105.00	1,961	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,833	91.81	1,683	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,503	90.56	1,361	360
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,384	88.01	1,218	360

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,461	$1,500	7

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	632	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	871	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,198	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	862	146.00/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,259	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	757	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,287	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,269	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,198	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	838	132.57/cwt	130.50–138.00	1,111	27
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	510	140.43/cwt	127.50–145.00	716	19
Steers	Large 1	—	762	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,429	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,326	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,410	60
Steers	Large 1	—	1,084	143.85/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,559	22
Steers	Large 1	—	963	160.54/cwt	153.50–163.00	1,546	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	225.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,076	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	957	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	442	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	652	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	416	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	842	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	519	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	636	7
Steers	Large 1	—	871	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	682	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,461	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,700	6
Bulls	—	—	2,118	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,383	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,609	93.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,497	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	98.46/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,329	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	86.97/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,225	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,454	90.83/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,321	185
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,789	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,789	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	85.03/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,113	175
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,850	88.54/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,638	10

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 230Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,500Year ago 950

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	187.00	187.00
12	—	654	194.00	194.00
8	—	561	198.00	198.00
16	—	476	222.00–230.00	225.98
12	—	429	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	871	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	862	140.00–152.00	146.00
13	—	757	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	200.00	200.00
5	—	416	202.50	202.50
5	—	682	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	130.00	130.00
6	—	442	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	165.00	165.00
11	—	555	239.00	239.00
60	—	641	220.00	220.00
5	—	816	153.00	153.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	838	130.50–138.00	132.57
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	127.50–145.00	140.43
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	762	187.50	187.50
22	—	1,084	141.00–150.00	143.85
35	—	963	153.50–163.00	160.54
7	—	871	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,461	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	100.00	100.00
4	—	2,118	112.50	112.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,609	90.00–95.00	93.04
20	—	1,350	95.50–100.50	98.46
165	—	1,409	82.00–90.00	86.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,454	88.00–93.00	90.83
175	—	1,309	80.00–88.00	85.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	100.00	100.00
10	—	1,850	87.00–90.00	88.54

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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